07-23-2010, 09:15 AM
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Often Thinks About Pickles
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India unveils $35 computer... price could drop to $10
From the same country that just introduced a new car with a sell price of $2500, India now is looking at building a computer that will sell for $35.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapc...ss_igoogle_cnn
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India has unveiled a $35 computer prototype as part of its program to provide connectivity to its students and teachers at affordable prices.
Kapil Sibal, the country's human resources development minister, displayed what he called a low-cost computing and access device in New Delhi on Thursday.
The ministry said the price would gradually fall to $10 a piece.
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07-23-2010, 09:39 AM
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Scoring Winger
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I thought it would look more like this...
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07-23-2010, 09:47 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Ya but I doubt it runs Flash....
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07-23-2010, 09:49 AM
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And I'm sure its a fine piece of technology too.
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07-23-2010, 09:51 AM
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I like the faux alligator hide.
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07-23-2010, 10:35 AM
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Had an idea!
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Subsidizing the price is stupid.
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07-23-2010, 10:37 AM
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So if I buy this computer and I call for tech support, will i get someone from Texas?
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07-23-2010, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
So if I buy this computer and I call for tech support, will i get someone from Texas?
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LOL
I'm pretty sure you just throw away the computer if (when?) something goes wrong.
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07-23-2010, 11:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
Subsidizing the price is stupid.
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It's for students and teachers, and the intent is to develop the national communication & education infrastructure. Subsidies make sense to me... Canada subsidizes the hell out of education.
What is the subsidy? I didn't see it in the article, maybe I missed it.
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07-23-2010, 11:14 AM
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Why would anyone think subsidizing the price of something like this to be stupid, especially in a country like India?
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07-23-2010, 11:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Agamemnon
It's for students and teachers, and the intent is to develop the national communication & education infrastructure. Subsidies make sense to me... Canada subsidizes the hell out of education.
What is the subsidy? I didn't see it in the article, maybe I missed it.
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but the Indian government plans to subsidize their sale to students such that they'll cost only $20. The goal is to have them selling for as little as $10 in the future.
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/3...y-paisa-video/
I kinda doubt that you can produce the thing for $35, much less for $10, which means the government is going to eat up a lot of costs.
Something I don't agree with. I understand that students need access to 'technology', but there are a lot better ways of doing this than subsidizing prices of computers.
Does Canada give away tablet computers for $35? Or are students required to purchase their own? Would it be worth it for Canada to subsidize prices of those tablets, or would the money be spent better in other areas?
I think there are a lot of areas the money could be better spent.
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07-23-2010, 11:58 AM
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Educating your workforce is one of the best ways to spend your money for the long-term. Smart people make money for not only themselves but their country.
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07-23-2010, 12:02 PM
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That's an awfully small screen to watch porn on...
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07-23-2010, 12:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
Educating your workforce is one of the best ways to spend your money for the long-term. Smart people make money for not only themselves but their country.
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Again, I realize that. Just saying that there are better ways to spend this money.
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07-23-2010, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Azure
Again, I realize that. Just saying that there are better ways to spend this money.
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Like maybe 5 cent prophylactics.
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07-23-2010, 12:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
Again, I realize that. Just saying that there are better ways to spend this money.
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I dunno, a computer these days is a vital of a tool as one can have. What else would you propose?
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07-23-2010, 12:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
I dunno, a computer these days is a vital of a tool as one can have. What else would you propose?
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I agree, vital, especially for students and teachers.
What I would spend it on? More scholarship funding, money for more universities, teachers. Money for vital technology.
Lets face it, the $35 computer is a GREAT idea. Subsidized or not. But is it THAT vital?
Being able to browse internet, look at PDFs and watch Youtube doesn't sound like much of a computer to me.
Now, if the government would do a 'one laptop per child' type deal for a student that goes to university, I would say that is a better idea.
Then again, I don't know the ACTUAL cost of manufacturing this thing. So who knows how much it will cost.
A couple hundred million? Might be too much, might be nothing.
I do doubt that they just cost $35. People in the US would be all over that.
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07-23-2010, 12:39 PM
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Canada already subsidizes computers and the promotion of education.
It's called a library.
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07-23-2010, 01:42 PM
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Again, a library is vital for research and a whole lot of other stuff. But this computer seems like a toy.
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07-23-2010, 01:50 PM
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Well, it's just like the $100.00 laptop project that Nicolas Negroponte was working on a few years ago
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ni...per_child.html
So I'm sure that it's possible that these computers could be fairly decent for the small amount of money it'll cost.
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