New Tablet retail price hoping for 10$ or cheaper!

[Rath]

Joelcool7 said:

Rath said:

Dr.Grass said:
Unbelievable - and I mean that.

This.

 

Reminds me of the $100 laptop thing that dragged on for years and then ended up costing quite a bit more. Except for this one is ever less likely to happen than that.

Difference is the 100$ laptop didn't recieve a release date and the final product was not completed when it was announced. Intel partnered up with the initial manufacturer and later released a slightly more expensive device 188$. The origional 100$ laptop (Which later got priced higher) saw big success in some countries however estimates say the device sold only alittle over 1-million units to date. Also keep in mind that the manufacturer cut several corners such as not testing the unit well before launch.

The video and presentation clearly shows this device is not a prototype, its roll out is starting in November. Thats next month and the device is already in the hands of the Indian Government. It wouldn't make sense if the device was plagued with the issues of the hundred dollar laptop which in the end was a success.

It was the 100$ laptop that caused the creation of netbooks. Today the market is flooded with cheap net books I have seen them retail as cheap as 89.99$ on sale. So the device was definatly successful in the long term.

This tablet shows much more promise as the device is already tested and in mass production. Over a 1,000 units are already in the hands of students. With 500 given free at the launch event. The full roll out next month.

There is no turning back the device is already proven. It would be impossible for it to be plagued with the issues of the 100$ laptop!

Was talking about the $10 price tag.

The $60 price without subsidies is possible, it's just likely to be a rubbish device.

 

Also the $100 laptop did achieve things, just not a $100 laptop.