On 6/12/07, Mike Tintner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (...)
But that might be an overly bleak interpretation. Another way to look at the rapid uptake of computers in the BRICs is an example of the astonishing possibilities for catch-up that technology offers the developing world. Russia is a special case, but Brazil, India and China have spent most of the last century or two in a state of development hopelessly far behind the industrialized masters of the universe. Today, they are racing forward, and it seems likely that the more citizens they have sitting in front of LCD monitors, the more quickly they will bridge what gaps remain.
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A minor correction of sorts: as a Brazilian, I would say that "quaint" CRT monitors are still the norm here. :) As you may imagine, low-end equipment has an edge in a market largely composed by poorer folks. However, it is true that LCD adoption has been growing at a breathtaking speed even here, and maybe in a couple of years or so CRTs will be history in this country too. ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&user_secret=7d7fb4d8
