Even in the developing parts of the world, kids take to computers like fish to water. Nicholas Negroponte computerdevelopfish Change image and share on social
I'm not good at selling laptops. I'm good at selling ideas. Nicholas Negroponte goodidealaptop Change image and share on social
The laptop brings back a more seamless kind of learning. Nicholas Negroponte backbringkind Change image and share on social
We have to make machines understand what they're doing, or they won't be able to come back and say, 'Why did you do that?' Nicholas Negroponte backmachinemake Change image and share on social
Everybody agrees that whatever the solutions are to the big problems, they... can never be without some element of education. Nicholas Negroponte agreebigeducation Change image and share on social
We've been working now with computers and education for 30 years, computers in developing countries for 20 years, and trying to make low-cost machines for 10 years. This is not a sudden turn down the road. Nicholas Negroponte computercostcountry share on social
Cell phones were more popular in Cambodia and Uganda because they didn't have phones. We had phones in this country, and we were very late to the table. They're going to adopt e-books much faster than we do. Nicholas Negroponte adoptbookcambodia share on social
By the year 2000, most Americans will be online one way or another. Nicholas Negroponte americanonlineyear Change image and share on social
Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living. Nicholas Negroponte computecomputerlive Change image and share on social
Companies cannot really see beyond their current customer base. They explicitly or implicitly do things to protect their current customers. And the last person to want real change is your customer. This is why most new ideas come from small companies that have nothing to lose. Nicholas Negroponte basechangecompany share on social
