A low-cost laptop being developed by the Indian government in tandem with two leading Indian education and research institutions will cost US$100 when available, and not $10 as was earlier stated by the government.
"... the Minister was quoted as saying that the government aims to provide $10 laptops to students..."
In the internet age, when everyone is a journalist, there is bound to be a few who do not know how to transcribe the above statement. The above statement says that government will provide students with $10 laptop. That does not mean government will internationally selll a $10 laptop. Government can even buy a $1000 Dell and give it to students for $10. People must stop reading irresponsible bloggers who think they are "journalists". Now that the news is clarified, let this be a lesson for hasty bloggers, pseudo-journalists, etc. Afterall bloggers are getting second hand news.
by Apyh (not verified) on 7/30/08 at 9:42 pm |reply
No the, better phrase would
No the, better phrase would be "the govt aims to provide laptops to students for 10$".
A 10$ laptop is a laptop that costs 10$ - OK the question is who pays the 10 dollars, but here the meaning to most people is that it costs the governemnt 10$ (compare the the phrase "the government aims to provide $100 laptops to students for 10$ each...").
I feel this is waste of effort and funds that can be used for something more productive. They can simply go with Intel Classmate Laptops or MIT's OLPC $100 Laptop (http://laptop.org/). The funds can be used for writing better textbooks or software or other improvements useful for education.
by Venkatarangan TNC (not verified) on 7/31/08 at 2:14 am |reply
unless the specs are
unless the specs are provided .. i wont believe this bull. May be they are researching on glorified calculator. I think govt has concluded that simputer episode has been forgotten by people.
by kallu (not verified) on 7/31/08 at 7:08 am |reply
India's '$10 laptop' to cost US$100 after all
Its good and quite shocking but that does not mean government will internationally selll a $10 laptop.
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"... the Minister was quoted
"... the Minister was quoted as saying that the government aims to provide $10 laptops to students..."In the internet age, when everyone is a journalist, there is bound to be a few who do not know how to transcribe the above statement. The above statement says that government will provide students with $10 laptop. That does not mean government will internationally selll a $10 laptop. Government can even buy a $1000 Dell and give it to students for $10. People must stop reading irresponsible bloggers who think they are "journalists". Now that the news is clarified, let this be a lesson for hasty bloggers, pseudo-journalists, etc. Afterall bloggers are getting second hand news.
No the, better phrase would
No the, better phrase would be "the govt aims to provide laptops to students for 10$".A 10$ laptop is a laptop that costs 10$ - OK the question is who pays the 10 dollars, but here the meaning to most people is that it costs the governemnt 10$ (compare the the phrase "the government aims to provide $100 laptops to students for 10$ each...").
I feel this is waste of
I feel this is waste of effort and funds that can be used for something more productive. They can simply go with Intel Classmate Laptops or MIT's OLPC $100 Laptop (http://laptop.org/). The funds can be used for writing better textbooks or software or other improvements useful for education.Venkatarangan
unless the specs are
unless the specs are provided .. i wont believe this bull. May be they are researching on glorified calculator. I think govt has concluded that simputer episode has been forgotten by people.India's '$10 laptop' to cost US$100 after all
Its good and quite shocking but that does not mean government will internationally selll a $10 laptop.replica bags
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