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December 9, 2005 4:30 PM PST

Intel boss disses $100 laptop aimed at the poor

by Molly Wood
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Intel CEO Craig Barrett says Nicholas Negroponte's hand-cranked $100 laptop, created for users in the developing world, is simply a weak-sauce "gadget" that's doomed to failure. So, I guess the developing world should just sit around saving their pennies until they can afford a new Intel-inside PowerBook.
Originally posted at ComingSoon
As host of the Buzz Report video series, Molly provides a fresh and funny perspective on the latest consumer electronic products to hit the market, as well as commentary on the stories and development that she thinks are truly buzz-worthy. She is also co-host of Buzz Out Loud, CNET's "podcast of indeterminate length," which entertains listeners with a funny and skeptical take on the day's technology news. Her other podcast, Gadgettes, is proof that girls can be geeks too.
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