Indian government has a reputation for false claims when it comes to
technology breakthroughs – the $10 laptop, which wasn’t really a laptop (turned
out to be a USB stick) and then the Google Earth Killer, i.e. ISRO Bhuvan added to the technology achievements of
the government and brought international shame.
Today, the Union Minister for human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal unveiled a low cost computing-cum-access device which will be priced at $35, and expects the price to gradually drop to $20 (and ultimately to $10!).
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Author: sinha
