The semi-good news is that Microsoft is hoping to help out as part of the YouthSpark initiative and will be teaming up with hardware manufacturers to help create devices under $300 that can be used in schools.
According to Microsoft, the devices in question “are lightweight enough to conduct research and take assessments, while at the same time robust enough to create rich media, develop code and build complex applications.”
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These $300 portable devices by Microsoft sound pretty nice for $300 portable computers. I think there are already a few pretty good $300 laptops from Acer and HP which can be used to write code, and make apps, but are not as good for video editing and editing huge photos.
According to Microsoft, the devices in question “are lightweight enough to conduct research and take assessments, while at the same time robust enough to create rich media, develop code and build complex applications.”
Read More
These $300 portable devices by Microsoft sound pretty nice for $300 portable computers. I think there are already a few pretty good $300 laptops from Acer and HP which can be used to write code, and make apps, but are not as good for video editing and editing huge photos.
