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Birmingham city schools will be the first in the nation to receive laptop computers designed for children in third-world countries under an agreement completed over the weekend, Mayor Larry Langford announced Monday.

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merc

30 weeks 2 days 21 hours 24 min ago

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I don't get it...

Hi,

Something escapes me...
Why did that school get the laptops for $200, rather than $400?
Does anybody here know?

Merc.

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underthelinux

30 weeks 2 days 13 hours 21 min ago

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$400 is for donatees

As i understand it...
The $400 is the G1G1 price. That price is for people donating to this cause. However, the children in Alabama are the ones receiving the laptops, so they qualify for the actual price. (or maybe slightly above). I think that makes sense.