Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> HRD hopes to make $10 laptops a reality
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> | So far, the cost of one laptop, after factoring in labour charges,
> | is coming to $47 but the ministry feels the price will come
> | down dramatically considering the fact that the demand would
> | be for one million laptops.
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> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/TOIonline/India/HRD_hopes_to_make_10_laptops_a_reality/articleshow/1999849.cms
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> India uses Linux in its low-cost PCs, even those which are only planned at
> this stage.
Good grief!!! *Five quid*!!!
Beat that Intel!
> The UMPC dies. And no one notices.
UMPCa LUMPCa doom-pa-dee ... gone.
Smartphones and sub-notebooks work as a concept, these tablet thingies
just don't. People want keyboards ... simple.
> Intel has chosen Linux for its MID, essentially taking a risky that would
> anger Microsoft.
There's a lot of that going round. Just ask Dell.
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K.
http://slated.org
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| I realize that a lot of people see this as a fight. But I tell you,
| those people are missing the point. Weâre not fighting. At least
| the useful people arenât fighting. No good code ever comes out of
| people who do things because they are afraid, or because they hate.
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| - Linus Torvalds. http://tinyurl.com/eumwb (Groklaw)
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