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India’s $45 tablet sold out in a week as pre-orders open for $55 2nd gen device (thenextweb.com)
43 points by vdondeti 5288 days ago
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Price keeps creeping up as expected with these types of projects. Wasn't this supposed to be $25 at first?
It is available to students, at discount, for INR 1100 (~ $20). General public can buy it at market prices
A tablet for every child in a land of 2 billion with 10% internet connectivity. My motivation to build an Android app has increased three sizes.
More like 1.2 billion, or are you including China?