The $100 Laptop Isn’t For Snarky Bloggers
October 4th, 2007, 3 Comments »
I just watched David Pogue’s charming 4-minute review of the $100 laptop (which, as it turns out, costs $188 each). It’s charming because he really seems genuinely excited about the product, and eschews his usual unfunny schtick.
He does reference ’snarky bloggers’ who apparently aren’t digging the laptop. What? Bloggers snarky? I can’t imagine. I think it’s cool–a little piece of nerd history, really–and want one when they go on sale in November.
They’ve got a brilliant sales strategy which you’ve probably already heard of: Americans have to spend US $400 (just CAN $399.04!), buying two computers. They keep one laptop, and another gets sent to a classroom or child in a developing country.
If I can be a snarky blogger for a second, it’d be great if the New York Times let me embed Pogue’s video in this post, instead of just linking to it. You know, like the rest of the planet.