IDF: Five tech predictions

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How does this apply to emerging markets and the developing world? Intel suggested we’ll all be able to afford computers soon, but didn’t differentiate between markets. It’s hard to believe that people struggling to get fed will find themselves with netbooks, but then that was the very same goal of One Laptop Per Child.

While the pair have fallen out, and Intel’s Classmate PC has overtaken the XO has the educational device of choice, it’s an admirable goal.

And, to be fair, those devices don’t have to be computers. As chips become cheaper and better, even the lowest end handsets could be amazingly powerful, giving access to everyone who wants it. Now that’s a future to get behind.

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