John Dvorak

John Dvorak, noted industry curmudgeon, has taken an intense dislike to the OLPC XO. Nobody knows why, because the reasons he gives in his columns don't make sense.

Dvorak

• The woeful tale of the $100 laptop The true cost of a futile effort to equip the Third World Nov. 15, 2006

• One Laptop per Child Doesn't Change the World 12.04.07

Responses

Pro OLPC, anti Dvorak

• Dvorak: falling for Intel, MS, OLPC line December 11th, 2007
• Dvorak's Mind Share Shame: Junk Computers "To the surprise of some, this is where I disagree with Dvorak and actually completely agree with OLPC." Wayan Vota, November 18, 2006.

Pro Dvorak, anti OLPC

• PCMags Dvorak Sees OLPC As Elitist Insult 06 December 2007

Pro OLPC, not needing to reference Dvorak at all

• John Dvorak should just go ask Rufus. The experience of this ten year-old boy in England, using one of the first XO laptops, says it all more eloquently than any adult could.