Sad if true. I was a donor, and the program had good intentions.

Arrowmaster a day ago | parent | next [-]

At least now instead of just theory we have one study of the results and a data point to use in the next attempt at a similar project. The idea is probably still solid and could be attempted again but with a more refined implementation.

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baobun a day ago | parent [-]

75% or so of venture-backed startups fail within 5 years. OLPC results certainly aren't enough to invalidate the concept or model.

	▲	torginus 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don't think there's any country left on the globe where you can't get a smartphone or a used laptop, if you really want to.

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embedding-shape a day ago | parent | prev [-]

I don't think you'll find a deeper study than this. And not everything was bad, at least one benefit was "significantly improved students’ computer skills" which may help them get employed in the future, the study focused mostly of academia but there is a whole world outside of academia :)