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Deekays

11:44 AM on 23 July, 2010

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Announcement by Mr Kapil sibal to offer Laptop priced $35 equivalent to approximately INR 1750/- is all time record gimmick created by the Minister. I hope balance amount to the manufacturers shall be paid by him or his Ministry.

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Simon

3:24 PM on 23 July, 2010

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I dread to think how much the poor (literally) people who make this get paid.

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MidnightAlchemist

4:34 PM on 23 July, 2010

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@Simon I don't, but I guess somewhere about the same as the poor (literally) people at Foxconn get paid. No suicides mentioned though.

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gurnaik

5:23 PM on 23 July, 2010

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That spec. is better than my current desktop PC!

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Premfab

7:05 PM on 23 July, 2010

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Beat that Apple !!

Sorry, you can't - it's against your religion of value for money .....

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betelgeus

10:28 PM on 23 July, 2010

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if we say its akin to an archos 7 which costs £129 this costs $35 dollars so will sell for $129 or £129 in the uk whoopee

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Simon

11:34 AM on 24 July, 2010

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@Midnight-Alchemist Yay for cheap wages slaves just so others can have cheap tech.

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Corzair

5:04 PM on 24 July, 2010

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This sounds a lot like Nokia's original 770 internet tablet from 3-4 years ago

or am I completely wrong...

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Superfly

4:01 PM on 25 July, 2010

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@Simon - I think you are missing the point here. We shouldn't be so cynical and criticise such an ambition project without knowing any of the details. Personally I read the story with optimism, albeit with a healthy dose of caution. I would be hugely impressed if they could make a device as described for such a low price point – many have tried and failed! It would clearly not be aimed at high-end consumers, i.e. it will not be an apple competitor. What it could be is a tremendous learning tool for children in the developing world, something the One Laptop project tried to do, but ultimately failed (although I completely applaud the effort and sentiment). As technology advances I can only hope that this is a step towards bringing more opportunity to those that really need it.

I might be wrong, perhaps these devices will be marketed primarily to the developed world for a profit, at the expense of the labour used to build them. At which point my opinion will completely change, obviously. But until that time I think we should have a little faith in people looking to push boundaries, potentially for the greater good of those around them.

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PENAFLORIDAMARYGAIL

2:48 PM on 26 July, 2010

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I agree with Superfly. Please send me details regarding this computer whizz and where to order. Waiting for your immediate response thru my email. Thank you very much!!!

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Ash

12:45 PM on 27 July, 2010

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I have my doubts if its the true cost, i.e. without subsidies, etc

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