Will Nicholas Negroponte Ever Understand That Competition Isn't About Killing OLPC?

We’ve never quite understood Nicholas Negroponte’s position when it comes to the $100 Laptop/OLPC/XO (whatever it’s called these days). While the idea behind creating a super-cheap, super-durable useful computer for children in developing nations is good, Negroponte has always approached the idea as one where only he should be allowed to see that vision through. When other companies decided it might be a good idea and wanted to target that market themselves, Negroponte flipped out and started attacking them for trying to undermine his project.

Sorry, Nicholas, but competition isn’t undermining.

In fact, competition is generally what drives all parties to be better at what they do, in order to fend off the competition.

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