tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post111304736131688210..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Laptops for poor kids?Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-22522214315314526662006-12-02T18:05:00.000+05:302006-12-02T18:05:00.000+05:30Why is the simputer a failure -
1. A product sho...Why is the simputer a failure - <br /><br />1. A product should be quickly marketed, before competition catches up, and make a "reach". A big failure on part of IISc. Now in the intervening 5 years, mobile phones have more processing power. <br /><br />2. Product needs to be continuously improved, once it is out in the market. Was that done? <br /><br />3. The first two points are not even relevant, if the product hasnt been - marketed well enough - in the first place.<br /><br />4. India came up with the Param supercomputer, which was one of the fastest supercomputers in the world at one time. But where is it in the rankings now?? <br /><br /><br />You need to continuously reinvent, keep improving, keep cutting costs - you just cannot build something and rest, or cut budgets.<br /><br />Seems like IISc is just another leftist bureaucracy ridden government organization. Things are generally not successful when done with a socialist/leftist mindset. You are not making a Simputer for social service, you should be doing it to make profits, so that you benefit, and the customer benefits.In The Shadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369846314400447513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1113567616214911662005-04-15T17:50:00.000+05:302005-04-15T17:50:00.000+05:30sudeep,I agree that there certainly is some use fo...sudeep,<BR/><BR/>I agree that there certainly is some use for all kinds of affordable gadgets; heck, thanks to Chinese imports, we could even get a good water gun for Rs. 200 this Holi for our son. <BR/><BR/>My point is only that when there are more pressing necessities, laptops -- even affordable ones -- should not be a priority for the governments of developing countries. <BR/><BR/>Given the kind of clout Negroponte has had in India (until Shourie intervened), and given our central and state governments' propensity to spend huge amounts of money on things that have publicity value (e.g., the Science City project in Bangalore at ~600 Crores), my fear that they may fall for Negroponte's idea is not misplaced.<BR/><BR/>To get back to your question, who wouldn't want inexpensive laptops? I am sure school kids would love them; just imagine all the games they can play ... <BR/><BR/>Further, at 100 Dollars, even I can afford one!Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1113535013377232382005-04-15T08:46:00.000+05:302005-04-15T08:46:00.000+05:30Is there a "middle ground", of kids who already ha...Is there a "middle ground", of kids who already have toilets and blackboards in their schools, but can't afford laptops, or some kind of personal computing devices ? I suppose there is. <BR/><BR/>Will such a gadget be useful for kids ? Perhaps/Perhaps not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com