Give 1 Get 1.

The "One Laptop Per Child" movement has announced a new campaign in the United States that will allow consumers to purchase two laptops for $ 399. One of the laptops will be donated to a child in another country.

Here are the facts-

OLOC has been built on open source software.

OLOC has not been successful in getting large orders.

The campaign will run for two weeks in November.

The campaign claims that it is based on "focus group research" from 7 to 11 years old that was surprisingly positive.

The donation to the child in another country is tax deductible.

This is why it will not work-

Consumers can get a MUCH BETTER LAPTOP from Dell.com for $499 today.

It is not clear if the XO Laptop can survive the demands of seven year olds! Can it kill viruses, pop-ups etc.? Not sure.

Here are some ideas for the XO Laptop group-

Allow kids to designate donations to a specific country.

Connect schools across countries using laptops.

UPDATE: I just clicked on the "Donate a Laptop" icon and got an error from PayPal. I am beginning to doubt if this project is ready for prime time.