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OPLC: Intel says bye bye

This is a project doomed for disaster primarily because it was an atlanticist’s version of creating another sop to “spoon feed” the hungry nations by way of “educating” them with brand new laptops. It is an interesting cocept but is … Continue reading

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Broadband in India:$100 laptop

I wasn’t enthused with the project at all. Despite all the flash, it didn’t promise to really revolutionise the computing. Primarily, it would be assinine to expect families with $1 per day meagre wages or less to buy; there was … Continue reading

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Broadband in India- as essential as electricity? Part 2

Following up on the previous post, here is what the american daily had to say. There is a comparison with the spread of electricity in US with the present day structure of broadband. Mind you, Indian Telecom companies follow discriminatory … Continue reading

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US and India similarities.

I came across this story via Salon You might have to wait for an advertisement to load up before you can access content. But worth it. This post compares the BB vis-a-vis the “developed nations” who didn’t have the likes … Continue reading

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