Taiwan questioned the $100 laptop schedule said technical barriers

Quanta computer, Compal Electronics and Inventec Group was invited to manufacture cheap notebook computer, and through the government distributed to various schools. But the three companies said that to reach $100 laptop shipments is basically impossible, because there are still technical barriers to overcome. January 2005, non-profit organization "from the MIT Media Lab OLPC disclosed a $100 laptop computer with Linux operating system, its purpose is to practice OLPC the objectives of the organization, to provide a chance to make use of computer on the world seven children in developing countries. The seven countries include China, India, Egypt, Nigeria, Brazil, Thailand and Argentina.

OLPC organizations need to plan the government's strong support for software and hardware. The Taiwan vendors are still in the design phase of the cheap computer, with a 7.5 inch display of $100 laptop sample will be launched in January next year.

And as long as all the software and hardware components of cheap laptops are in place, Taiwan's laptop makers are able to mass production within five months.

Nicholas, quoted by the financial times as the chief of the media lab, said Negroponte, a $100 notebook computer program, will be launched in 2006. At present, OLPC has invited four Taiwan laptop ODM manufacturers and a Korea Companies to participate in the plan.

According to the Taiwan news of the notebook computer manufacturers, OLPC organization has and quanta computer, Compal Electronics, Inventec, Foxconn and Wistron electronic consultations. And due to the development of $100 and $200 laptop requirements, Foxconn electronics has been excluded from the list.

Samsung Electronics has become the only one in the program is not a laptop manufacturer in Taiwan.