Intel chairman Craig Barrett stated that potential computer users from developing countries would not want a laptop that uses a crank for generating power and will also be available for millions of persons.

School students from Brazil, Thailand, Egypt and Nigeria will begin receiving starting early 2006 the first few millions "textbook" computers developed by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), run by Nicholas Negroponte.

During a conference in Sri Lanka, Craig Barrett, Intel's chairman stated that "Mr. Negroponte has called it a 100 USD laptop - I think a more realistic title should be 'the 100 USD gadget',"
"The problem is that gadgets have not been successful."

Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary, agreed though with the development of these devices that use a crank for power supply and that can create their own wireless networks, easing access to computers in areas where no electricity source is present.

"It turns out what people are looking for is something that has the full functionality of a PC," Craig Barrett said. "Reprogrammable to run all the applications of a grown-up PC ... not dependent on servers in the sky to deliver content and capability to them, not dependent for hand cranks for power."