> > Looks like a con job, EXCEPT that there were some very reputable names > (both persons and institutions) linked to it. >
Wouldn't call it a con job as such, but I can see names like Kapil Sibal and IIT ( which IIT is not mentioned) associated with it. > IMO a BOM price of $35 would be barely acheivable, given a massive > and immediate investments in a semi conductor and LCD fab. One might > consider this investment by the government a one time subsidy for > kick starting a strategically vital LSI industry. Yes $ 35 seems too much of a hype. > IMO they maybe > excused for poking their nose in industry with public money. Nothing wrong in the Government kickstarting such projects as long as the complete technical specifications are released to the public and a public tender on which company can come forward to mass produce it at the lowest cost without compromising on the quality of the device seems a fair deal to me. > > > Inspite of all the evidence I dearly hope that this is true. > > Me too :-) -- Vivek Varghese Cherian Senior Systems Administrator RHCT ( # 605010995430406) Website : http://www.vivekcherian.com Blog: http://www.vivekcherian.net Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekvc IRC: Vivek and ViveKVC on both Freenode and OFTC GPG Key fingerprint = 1EB1 0647 9574 18A3 40B5 8D74 F842 576B 3C2B 8538 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
