Xo Laptop backfire

In a previous blog of mine I had mentioned the $100 Xo Laptop that was being created to give to third world children as a way of educating them and providing them with the same resources as the rest of the world. It initially sounded like such a great idea to me and I couldn't wait to see this plan of action actually get implemented. However, just the other day I came across this article that pointed out a lot of flaws that the Xo laptop was facing. I thought it would only be fair to present you with both sides of the argument on whether or not these laptops are in fact a good idea and if they are in fact beneficiary to the children. You decide.
So the article raised a good point. The fact that the Nigerian Prime Minister was raising concern over the necessity of the laptops is something that I think most people are overlooking. He stated the following: "What is the sense of introducing One Laptop per Child when they don't have seats to sit down and learn; when they don't have uniforms to go to school, where they don't have facilities?"
I think he raises an important issue that needs to be considered. I think most people are so wrapped up in the PR that giving third-world countries laptops is helping to educate the children, that people are forgetting the bigger issue at hand. Although technology and internet access would be beneficial to any child, I think that a proper educating facility is far more important. In addition, the $100 laptops are no longer a cheap $100. They have raised the price to $188, which is almost double of the original cost. I think the increase in the cost is a really bad PR move and I think that is puts the third-world countries in a compromising position. They were probably able to afford the $100 laptops and I am sure that it created a buzz over there, but how would the children react if all of a sudden their country was unable to afford the computers? It will be really interesting to see how this turns out. There are already a few countries who are on board and have alreay purchased the $100 laptops in the bulk of one million (which is the amount needed to complete an order). So the governments are basically paying hundreds of millions (sorry my math is a little off today) to get these laptops to the children. I am just wondering if the money should be spent on other things that would be more beneficial to the education of the children, such as building new schools, hiring new teachers, uniforms, etc. So in the end, are the laptops really benefiting these third world countries and their education system?

What is the sense of introducing One Laptop per Child when they don't have seats to sit down and learn; when they don't have uniforms to go to school in, where they don't have facilities?"