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in blogs, others more quietly. They have laid bare the schism in this laudable project to bring cheap computing to millions of children across the developing world. It's a battle between hardware and software, anddreams of its creators. But then again, the OLPC vision was about spreading the idea that cheap computing could play as big a part in education in developing countries as more books or better facilities. Andtelevision service, Freesat, which promises 200 channels by the end of this year for a one-off fee with no subscription. But when you've already got a choice bwteen BskyB, Virgin Media, Freeview and BT Vision, do you reallythe population that wanted more television - but was sniffy about having a dish or reluctant to pay a subscription. The potential audience for Freesat is bound to be much smaller, but the BBC and ITV have at least found Five Live Breakfast James Reynolds' China Justin Webb's America Magazine Monitor Mark Mardell's Euroblog Nick Bryant's Australia Nick Robinson
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