Advantages of the XO-1 Laptop:
- durable and climate-conscious hardware catered towards the environments of developing country context
- friendly user interface and software programming catered towards children
- low-cost laptops
- creating opportunities for societies to engage in the world of ideas through internet and web browsing
- provide a means for learning, self-expression, and exploration to the nearly two billion children of the developing world
Disadvantages of the XO-1 Laptop:
- lack of support, maintenance, and repair oriented solutions
- competitive PC industry
- high information costs in understanding the local environment and the needs and wants of its potential users
- misunderstanding of the social and cultural environment
- weak market-based strategy and business operations of OLPC
