the hype around this tablet is terrible. i think it's great to have cheaper technology, but android tablets, even cheap $35 android tablets, will not lift villagers out of poverty. i wish it were that easy...
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 15:49, Rahul Banerjee <banerjee at cs.washington.edu> wrote: > Sorry for the spam, but I couldn't resist sharing such wonderful news: > http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/India-announces-35-tablet-computer-for-rural-poor-2203509.php > > (Actually, the government is subsidising its price (which would be > closer to $50), but it's still pretty amazing that something like this > exists at all) > > -- > Rahul > _______________________________________________ > change mailing list > change at change.washington.edu > http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change >
