Comments on: The $10 Laptop: A Myth http://www.medianama.com/2009/02/223-the-10-laptop-a-myth/ Telecom, Digital Media, Applications, Services, Analysis Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:50:23 +0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: $10 laptop a damp squib, says Times of India | PTC07NEWS http://www.medianama.com/2009/02/223-the-10-laptop-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-4101 $10 laptop a damp squib, says Times of India | PTC07NEWS Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:39:43 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=1762#comment-4101 [...] MediaNama has the best account, and explains The storage device is somehow expected to play a key role in a new government initiative called the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technologies. The mission entails setting up of electronic classrooms and making online textbooks freely available for download across 18000 colleges and 4000 universities across India. Four publishers Macmillan, Tata McGraw Hill, Prentice-Hall and Vikas Publishing have been engaged to upload textbooks and content for students. The device will be launched at University of Andhra Pradesh and later at hundreds of schools and colleges through the program. The government also plans to offer a 25 percent subsidy for broadband internet for private and public colleges and has earmarked Rs 46.12 billion for the program. [...] [...] MediaNama has the best account, and explains The storage device is somehow expected to play a key role in a new government initiative called the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technologies. The mission entails setting up of electronic classrooms and making online textbooks freely available for download across 18000 colleges and 4000 universities across India. Four publishers Macmillan, Tata McGraw Hill, Prentice-Hall and Vikas Publishing have been engaged to upload textbooks and content for students. The device will be launched at University of Andhra Pradesh and later at hundreds of schools and colleges through the program. The government also plans to offer a 25 percent subsidy for broadband internet for private and public colleges and has earmarked Rs 46.12 billion for the program. [...]

]]> By: ana http://www.medianama.com/2009/02/223-the-10-laptop-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-4067 ana Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:43:32 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=1762#comment-4067 Will they sell them in the US? For 10 dollars too???!!! Will they sell them in the US? For 10 dollars too???!!!

]]> By: Beeba http://www.medianama.com/2009/02/223-the-10-laptop-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-4030 Beeba Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:49:54 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=1762#comment-4030 Whats with the double negatives dude? Whats with the double negatives dude?

]]> By: Nikhil Pahwa http://www.medianama.com/2009/02/223-the-10-laptop-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-4019 Nikhil Pahwa Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:35:08 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=1762#comment-4019 Kundan: if you know what they have delivered, the budget and how it is useful, please do tell us. Kundan: if you know what they have delivered, the budget and how it is useful, please do tell us.

]]> By: kundan http://www.medianama.com/2009/02/223-the-10-laptop-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-4017 kundan Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:24:40 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=1762#comment-4017 Any non-brainless guy would not expect much from a $10 laptop...the expectations were misplaced.....what they delivered is still useful for the students in rural areas and within their budget and this itself is a nice achievement. Any non-brainless guy would not expect much from a $10 laptop…the expectations were misplaced…..what they delivered is still useful for the students in rural areas and within their budget and this itself is a nice achievement.

]]> By: Shefaly http://www.medianama.com/2009/02/223-the-10-laptop-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-4003 Shefaly Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:04:44 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=1762#comment-4003 What would the Simputer have cost at today's hardware prices? Also if the discussion is in the dark - i.e. no access to specs or BOM - then any pronouncement is as bad as the next one. Don't you think? :-) What would the Simputer have cost at today's hardware prices?

Also if the discussion is in the dark – i.e. no access to specs or BOM – then any pronouncement is as bad as the next one. Don't you think? :-)

]]> By: Beeba http://www.medianama.com/2009/02/223-the-10-laptop-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-3997 Beeba Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:17:25 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=1762#comment-3997 Whats with the Tirupati though? Venky was supposed to come thru and didn't? Shame on all these people - not just the dumbo who doesn't know what parts go into making a computer. where were all the "institutions" hiding - nobody stepped up to make any corrections - ridiculous. Whats with the Tirupati though? Venky was supposed to come thru and didn't? Shame on all these people – not just the dumbo who doesn't know what parts go into making a computer. where were all the "institutions" hiding – nobody stepped up to make any corrections – ridiculous.

]]> By: MoByte http://www.medianama.com/2009/02/223-the-10-laptop-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-3995 MoByte Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:36:22 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=1762#comment-3995 looks like they spent a lot of money..our money.. didnt have anything to talk about so made claims and our ministers went overboard making claims... will be interesting to see what happens now... looks like they spent a lot of money..our money.. didnt have anything to talk about so made claims and our ministers went overboard making claims… will be interesting to see what happens now…

]]> By: Kushan http://www.medianama.com/2009/02/223-the-10-laptop-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-3992 Kushan Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:04:10 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=1762#comment-3992 Nice post - Access-cum-Computing device for f***'s sake this is a gloried pen drive Nice post – Access-cum-Computing device for f***'s sake this is a gloried pen drive

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