The inevitable eventual cost of computers.

[Bryan O'Neal]

Yha, I will believe a $35 tablet with a 1GHz proc and 2GB of ram when
it is in my hand. Until then it is so much vaperwere.  That said - I
would buy one :)

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:25 AM,  <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>
> How much is computer hardware *really* worth?
>
> This week, India announced a new $35 tablet PC
>
> How low do you think computer prices will eventually go?
>
> And how long do you think new PC hardware will sustain $500 and higher
> price points (due to the built-in M$ tax of $100 to $500 per unit)?
>
> Is it not inevitable that the actual/true value of PC hardware and
> complete computers will continue to shrink ... and radically? Consider the
> ubiquitous electronic calculator at the now typical full retail price of
> about $1.00.
>
> And now that Linux is taking over an ever greater share of all
> computer-powered devices ... how much longer do you think antitrust M$
> will be able to get away with holding baseball bats over the heads
> computer manufacturers and retailers?
>
>
> CONSIDER ... a few excerpts from the India announcement:
>
> Kapil Sibal, India's Minister for Human Resource Development unveiled a
> prototype touch-screen tablet PC that has been in development for five
> years.
>
> The initial target price is ... $35 US.
>
> This new tablet PC is part of India's push to provide high-quality
> education to all of its students. It also has a solar power option.
>
> Of course, it is a Linux-based computer with web browser, multimedia
> player, PDF reader, Wi-Fi, video conferencing ability, 2GB RAM, memory
> card, USB ports, and expected to be available next year.
>
> Students from the Indian Institute of Technology co-designed motherboards
> for it. They say the eventual price could be $20 or even as low as $10.
>
> See a photo and read the original article here:
>
> - - - http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20011536-1.html - - -
>
>
> YES! ... Linux powered computers will rule the computer world ;)
>
> It is inevitable.  It is just basic economics.
>
> $10.00 computers with a $100-500 M$ tax added (and for an inferior,
> inefficient, bloatware, permanently virus, worm, and spyware infected
> system) just won't fly.
>
> The eventual victory is in sight ;)
>
>
>
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