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Indian Babus Are No Steve Jobs
By siliconindia
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Friday, 21 October 2011, 02:55 IST |
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There is no doubt that Internet access works in a different way in the U.S. than it does in India and at least for now, India needs diverse ways to supply its population access to the Internet than does the United States.
There is a genuine requirement in India for an essential, low cost Internet device that possibly will also serve as a cell phone, one such as the Aakash. An expenditure of $60 is about 6 percent of the annual per capita income in India, which is far more adequate. It is equivalent to about $2,800 in the U.S. It isn't cheap, but it's better than $25,000.
In India, the Aakash certainly has a vivid future. It entirely fills a need and offers a reasonably priced way to communicate and access information on the Internet.
In the U.S., it is a dissimilar story. Envision the first reviews with criticisms about a dreadful display, lack of storage space, slow processor and cheap materials. People in the U.S. have diverse outlook, and while it could be cool to possess a $35 or $50 tablet initially, but to run fascinating applications, the device requires older version of Android. We Indians has no such expectations, as you can't tend to miss something which you have never experienced. The Aakash will allow millions of people in India to access the Internet, people who could not have beforehand afforded Internet browsing. Also, foresees the new ways of wireless communication it may ease. But a $35 or $50 tablet is what India desires today. In the U.S. this tablet would unquestionably fail.
