OLPC in political trouble (BBC news)

The OLPC is a great idea (see this Clickable guide to the key features of the $100 laptop) - and now Microsoft and Intel are competing against the OLPC in Nigeria?

Dr Aja-Nwachuku said he was now assessing OLPC alongside other schemes from Microsoft and Intel. "We are asking whether this is the most critical thing to drive education."

Whaa? That's just...wrong