I read you there. Infrastructure, tech support, et cetera -- the needs would go off the charts.
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > That's not counting the people that still doesn't have broadband here in > the US out in the more rural parts of the country. That's close to another > 20 million or so. I think that they need to take the African approach and > use cellphone towers. > > The real problem is going to be the backbone. > > On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> Didn't think of that, Mr Worf. The providers are being bandwidth Nazis as >> is. A few hundred million more folks horning in? They're likely to give >> birth, regardless of gender. >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I think what will happen is that it could create an entirely new market >>> for people that are new to the net but the side effects is can the net >>> handle it? >>> >>> I would love to see those machines sold here. >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 3:13 AM, Martin Baxter >>> <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I like this. 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It has a solar power option too — important for >>>>> India's energy-starved hinterlands — though that add-on costs extra. >>>>> >>>>> "This is our answer to MIT's $100 computer," human resource development >>>>> minister Kapil Sibal told the Economic Times when he unveiled the device >>>>> Thursday. >>>>> >>>>> In 2005, Nicholas Negroponte — co-founder of the Massachusetts >>>>> Institute of Technology's Media Lab — unveiled a prototype of a $100 >>>>> laptop >>>>> for children in the developing world. India rejected that as too expensive >>>>> and embarked on a multiyear effort to develop a cheaper option of its own. >>>>> >>>>> Negroponte's laptop ended up costing about $200, but in May his >>>>> nonprofit association, One Laptop Per Child, said it plans to launch a >>>>> basic >>>>> tablet computer for $99. >>>>> >>>>> Sibal turned to students and professors at India's elite technical >>>>> universities to develop the $35 tablet after receiving a "lukewarm" >>>>> response >>>>> from private sector players. He hopes to get the cost down to $10 >>>>> eventually. >>>>> >>>>> Mamta Varma, a ministry spokeswoman, said falling hardware costs and >>>>> intelligent design make the price tag plausible. The tablet doesn't have a >>>>> hard disk, but instead uses a memory card, much like a mobile phone. The >>>>> tablet design cuts hardware costs, and the use of open-source software >>>>> also >>>>> adds to savings, she said. >>>>> >>>>> Varma said several global manufacturers, including at least one from >>>>> Taiwan, have shown interest in making the low-cost device, but no >>>>> manufacturing or distribution deals have been finalized. She declined to >>>>> name any of the companies. >>>>> >>>>> India plans to subsidize the cost of the tablet for its students, >>>>> bringing the purchase price down to around $20. >>>>> >>>>> "Depending on the quality of material they are using, certainly it's >>>>> plausible," said Sarah Rotman Epps, an analyst at Forrester Research. 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