<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Scobleizer]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://scobleizer.blog]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Robert Scoble]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://scobleizer.blog/author/scobleizer/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Help Stefan get his&nbsp;Mac]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Stefan Constantienescu has been a reader of my blog for a long time (and hangs out on Channel 9). When he told me about his plans for buying a new computer that he couldn&#039;t afford, I wanted to hold off on posting it and see if he could make something happen on his own.</p>
<p><a href="http://makemeswitch.blogspot.com/">He did. He raised $1,000</a>.</p>
<p>Let&#039;s go further and get him a MacBook. That costs $2,000 plus taxes (I might be able to get him an employee discount via my brother-in-law which would help). I&#039;ll throw in a copy of Windows XP so he can switch back and forth every day (his whole schtick was &quot;make me switch&quot;). 🙂</p>
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