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

[Saju Varghese]

Friends,
Can anyone tell me whats the rate at which OLPC provides laptop?


rgds,saju


On 2/3/09, Thamilthendral Muthupillai <tthendral at thanjai.net> wrote:
>
> 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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