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Given this is a collaboration of a government agency, a technology school (also funded by the government) , its a start. Hardware in India is not cheap. Moreover quality hardware such as resistive displays used by Samsung or some such companies are a stretch if you keep the $50 price tag as a goal. Sure the media hype was a bit much, but the goal of inexpensive devices for the rural folks is a worthwhile one. Lets hope someone from the private sector takes it to the next level so that it can help the non-elites.