Having worked on some ICT projects in Latin America, Jordan, and Uganda, I have seen people decide not to provide some resources (like a library or a needed classroom) so they could have computers. When you are short of supplies it can be hard to turn down gifts, even if they may not be top priority. A researcher at U. of Washington has worked on a very interesting topic: the cost of a free computer. My guess is that we won’t know the training and support costs for quite a while, and what holds true in Libya may be totally irrelevant in Uruguay or Rwanda. I am also curious about how the kids will protect their machines. Many live in places with very poor security, low trust, and objects of value are hard to protect.