Portugal to sell 500,000 of Intel's Classmate PCs
July 30, 2008 By JESSICA MINTZ , AP Technology Writer
In this file photo the Intel Classmate PC is seen in this undated photo provided by Intel Corp. Intel Corp.'s low-cost laptop initiative is set to get a boost Wednesday July 30, 2008 from Portugal's government, which is pledging to provide elementary school students with 500,000 computers based on the chipmaker's Classmate PC design. (AP Photo/Intel Corp.,File)
(AP) -- Intel Corp.'s low-cost laptop initiative is set to get a boost Wednesday from Portugal's government, which is pledging to provide elementary school students with 500,000 computers based on the chipmaker's Classmate PC design.
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simulus - Aug 03, 2008
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Classmate PCs actually cost much more than $200 without subsidy from the government. Yet there is already a sub-$100 laptop from Jointech.- report abuse
