The XO Launch

The XO laptop premiered in the end of 2007 with varying reception. Regardless, the laptop was a monumental feat of engineering and design and showed the industry's enthusiasm for education and innovation.

OLPC's main driving principles are:

  1. Child Ownership
  2. Low Ages
  3. Saturation
  4. Connection
  5. Free and Open Source

Map of OLPC Progress

This is a map of OLPC's status shows OLPC's current progress and which countries have committed to the program. The green countries are planned for the pilot, the red countries are for the post-launch phase, the orange have expressed interest, and yellow countries are seeking government support.