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

[Sameer Verma]

On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Saju Varghese <sajuzac at gmail.com> wrote:
> Friends,
> Can anyone tell me whats the rate at which OLPC provides laptop?
>
>
> rgds,saju

Hi Saju,

You should be able to get information on that and more at
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Change_the_world

Sameer
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> 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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