On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Sanjeev Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 00:59, A. Mani <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> http://news.efytimes.com/e1/76893/Government-Plans-To-Dump-Aakash >> http://news.efytimes.com/e1/76883/Aakash-Tablet-To-Be-Discontinued >> http://news.efytimes.com/e1/76865/Reasons-Why-Aakash-May-Soon-Be-Doomed >> >> http://news.efytimes.com/e1/76800/Aakash-Is-Expensive-Even-If-It-Is-Priced-At-Re >> >> Satish Jha, who is also the chairman of Pinewood Partners told >> EFYTimes in an exclusive interview, "Any other computer is too >> expensive even if it is priced at zero rupee. To offer what OLPC does, >> will take any computer many times its price. So if one sees >> practically, OLPC is actually priced free." > > > I would not comment on either computing or free software, deferring to Mr > Jha's expertise in these matters. > > However, I would love to get one, as: "practically, OLPC is actually priced > free." > > Practically, actually, free. Hmm, that _is_ less than a $100 each. > > PS: I now understand why I am not seeing and return on investments from > Pinewood Partners. >
I think he means net profit less than 300% of investment is practically free or something similar. The production costs are still less. XO-3 seems be running Android and Linux only. Though we cannot be really sure about the final outcome. Best A. Mani -- A. Mani CU, ASL, CLC, AMS, CMS http://www.logicamani.co.cc _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
