[OLPC India] பதில்: The big challenge to OLPC ..

[Thamilthendral Muthupillai]

It is impossible giving at $7 within six month period from the day of
the statement.
I think it is $70; not $7.

I hope it will happen ($7 laptop) within a decade.

Cheers,
Thamilthendral M

2009/2/3, Saswat Praharaj <saswat_praharaj at yahoo.com>:
> What India can do is : Heavily subsidize the laptop for rural school
> children.
> We have subsidies in farming,oil and many other sectors.
>
> Government provides free primary school education.
> I will not be surprised if they actually sell a laptop(to rural students) in
> the range of $10-$20.
>
> Thanks,
> -Saswat
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Seth Woodworth <seth at isforinsects.com>
> To: Saswat Praharaj <saswat_praharaj at yahoo.com>
> Cc: ronpenny at kastanet.org; india at lists.laptop.org
> Sent: Monday, 2 February, 2009 10:11:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [OLPC India] The big challenge to OLPC ..
>
> Honestly?
>
> If India can pull off a $7 laptop that does what the XO does, we would throw
> a party.  *Mission Accomplished*
>
> I am sure that India has created something for $7, but I don't know what it
> is going to be or if it serves the same purpose.
>
> IDDS created a $10 nintendo clone this past summer (not including keyboard
> or TV).  That doesn't mean that it's a laptop.
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 1:03 AM, Saswat Praharaj <saswat_praharaj at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> I will quote Arstechnica on this.
>
> "Can India do it? The
> inner-philanthropist hopes so but the realist who buys technology says 'No
> way'. "
>
> Thanks,
> Saswat
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Ron Penny <ronpenny at kastanet.org>
> To: india at lists.laptop.org
> Sent: Monday, 2 February, 2009 9:43:46 PM
> Subject: [OLPC India] The big challenge to OLPC  ..
>
>
> What is OLPC's response to the Govt's £7 laptop?
>
> Ron Penny (Unable to afford the OLPC price!)
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