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OLPC To Be Sold On ebay
OLPC to be sold in the American market on ebay.
The OLPC will be up for sale in the United States through eBay. This announcement was made by its founder Nicholas Negroponte at the recently concluded AMD conference 'AMD Globalvision 2006'. The official OLPC dubbed 2B1, will be offered through eBay at $450 with a $350 tax deduction.
The proceeds of these sales will be recycled into the business and used to produce more 2B1 units for other countries. Furthermore these proceeds will also be used to develop and create a delivery system for this novel project.
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First Published:Sep 22, 2006, 17:18:06 IST
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