Comments on: Rs. 450 Laptop: It will NOT happen…period

By: Kiran

Kiran — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:09:48 +0000

Even with millions in subsidies and lot of free marketing and selling, a $100 laptop from the One Laptop per Child program is not close to reality.
$200 Netbooks are already here – and hence a definition of a laptop might be in need here. $10 laptop – yeah, here you go, a 2 inch screen where you can do frikkin nothin.

By: Sriram Vadlamani

Sriram Vadlamani — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:33:57 +0000

Forget laptops. How many phones do we have for 450 rupees? Second hand are not qualified.

By: Arun Prabhudesai

Arun Prabhudesai — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:57:07 +0000

You know that is only a marketing gimmick…I have used those free phone which has monthly charges more than $30 a month. The enduser ends up paying more than the cost of just phone….

I am saying the manufacturing cost of this barebone lappy cannot be less than 5k …forget 500 rupees…

By: Raja

Raja — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:26:41 +0000

I Think manufacturing a laptop for $10 may not be possible, but there could be a way to sell Laptop for $10 by using a proper business model.

What I mean is, in US cell phones are free if you lock -in for a carrier for some time. Something similar can also happen in $10 laptop :-)

Note: In India Reliance sold the cellphones for Rs 500/- , similar things can happen here also, all we need is a good sustainable business model.

By: KIRTI

KIRTI — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:03:34 +0000

nything dey blabber to come into notice..!

By: Aayush Puri

Aayush Puri — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:01:44 +0000

Yup…atleast not without any subsidy!

By: VJ

VJ — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:42:53 +0000

I seriously do not understand what these guys mean by a laptop for 10$.They created such a hype sometime back where they finally released something like a USB drivee