One of the arguments here at OLPC is, if 100 million kids could have an Asus running Windows, is that better with two million kids running the XO? And the answer is yes. We want kids connected and the largest possible number is the goal. Nicholas Negroponte answerargumentasus 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
This is just the beginning, the beginning of understanding that cyberspace has no limits, no boundaries. Nicholas Negroponte beginboundarycyberspace Change image and share on social
Big companies are looking closer term, and even the most technological companies spend less than 1% of sales on research. Startups have suffered the burst bubble. Nicholas Negroponte bigbubbleburst 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
When you meet a head of state, and you say, 'What is your most precious natural resource?' they will not say children at first, and then when you say, 'children,' they will pretty quickly agree with you. Nicholas Negroponte agreechildhead share on social
The laptop brings back a more seamless kind of learning. Nicholas Negroponte backbringkind Change image and share on social
Key is the question of where do new ideas come from. Historically, four places: government labs, big corporations, startup companies, and research universities. Nicholas Negroponte bigcompanycorporation 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
Access by kids to the Internet should be like kids breathing clean air. Nicholas Negroponte accessairbreathe Change image and share on social
