Yha, I will believe a $35 tablet with a 1GHz proc and 2GB of ram when it is in my hand. Until then it is so much vaperwere. That said - I would buy one :)
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:25 AM, <j...@actionline.com> wrote: > > How much is computer hardware *really* worth? > > This week, India announced a new $35 tablet PC > > How low do you think computer prices will eventually go? > > And how long do you think new PC hardware will sustain $500 and higher > price points (due to the built-in M$ tax of $100 to $500 per unit)? > > Is it not inevitable that the actual/true value of PC hardware and > complete computers will continue to shrink ... and radically? Consider the > ubiquitous electronic calculator at the now typical full retail price of > about $1.00. > > And now that Linux is taking over an ever greater share of all > computer-powered devices ... how much longer do you think antitrust M$ > will be able to get away with holding baseball bats over the heads > computer manufacturers and retailers? > > > CONSIDER ... a few excerpts from the India announcement: > > Kapil Sibal, India's Minister for Human Resource Development unveiled a > prototype touch-screen tablet PC that has been in development for five > years. > > The initial target price is ... $35 US. > > This new tablet PC is part of India's push to provide high-quality > education to all of its students. It also has a solar power option. > > Of course, it is a Linux-based computer with web browser, multimedia > player, PDF reader, Wi-Fi, video conferencing ability, 2GB RAM, memory > card, USB ports, and expected to be available next year. > > Students from the Indian Institute of Technology co-designed motherboards > for it. They say the eventual price could be $20 or even as low as $10. > > See a photo and read the original article here: > > - - - http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20011536-1.html - - - > > > YES! ... Linux powered computers will rule the computer world ;) > > It is inevitable. It is just basic economics. > > $10.00 computers with a $100-500 M$ tax added (and for an inferior, > inefficient, bloatware, permanently virus, worm, and spyware infected > system) just won't fly. > > The eventual victory is in sight ;) > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
