Negroponte's competitor: One laptop per rich child

Classmate PC – Intel's low-cost educational laptop – which was initially designed for developing countries is now going to be distributed in Europe and in the United States.

Here's a cost comparison of the low-cost and educational laptops out there:

• Eee PC from Taiwan's Asustek Computer: $399
• XO from One Laptop Per Child Foundation: $188
• Classmate PC from Intel: $350
• Making a profit from a do-good idea: priceless (or is it?).