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| Ubislate 7Ci tablet. Picture from the article by ReadWrite Enterprises |
If this tablet can be mass produced at this price then it will change the lives of billions of people around the world. In the US if this tablet was available at this price it would probably be a stocking stuffer this Christmas...
Well, the tablet is not really $20, it is actually $40 or is it really $60? $20 is the subsidized price projected by the Indian government. I'm not really going to pick on the price because it is low either way. But has anyone foreseen the unintended consequences?
Millions and billions of poor people live in areas with little to no wifi coverage. What will be the reaction of people who eagerly buy this tablet with their meager savings only to find out that they cannot get it to work anywhere? Are the governments also planning huge infrastructure projects to bring vast pipes of wifi into disadvantaged areas?
Could the private sector come to the rescue to provide pay for access connections, and just what could you charge poor people for access anyway? Lots to think about.
What do you think?
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