[OLPC-Jamaica] OLPC-Jamaica Digest, Vol 5, Issue 3 - The Indian $10 laptop will cost $100

[Kojo Nyame]

See this article:

India's $10 laptop to cost $100 after
all.<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/149131/indias_10_laptop_to_cost_us100_after_all.html>

 Who do we believe.

Kooj

On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 5:00 PM, <olpc-jamaica-request at lists.laptop.org>wrote:

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> Here's a follow-up article to the one linked to earlier...
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> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Govts_much-awaited_10_laptop_turns_out_be_a_joke/articleshow/4078115.cms
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> >    1. Re: India to launch a $10 laptop (Sameer Verma)
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> > From: Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [OLPC-Jamaica] India to launch a $10 laptop
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> > On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 6:16 AM, Dmitri Dawkins <uten.jm at gmail.com>
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> >> 2gb ram? 2 watts? how the heck? their initial costs are $20 per
> laptop?????
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> >> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Rohan Smith <rohanasmith at gmail.com>
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> > I don't think anyone has seen it in the wild yet. Also, keep in mind
> > that cost and price are two different things. Price = Cost + Profit .
> > Price = Cost - Subsidy. If it is a subsidy, then the Indian taxpayer
> > is picking up the difference.
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> > So, the distinction will be whether this laptop will cost $20 to
> > manufacture, or if it will be priced at $20.
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> > cheers,
> > Sameer
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