A year ago, when India unveiled an Android tablet several years in the making called the Aakash, the government's mission was to begin lowering the price of entry for access to the internet. In a country where only eight percent of 1.2 billion people are online, it was believed that a price set at roughly 20 percent of the lowest monthly income levels would open the free exchange of information to millions. It could help India's 220 million students get a better education. It was a fantastic — and arguably unrealistic — vision considering the price India targeted: $35. If pulled off, it'd be the least expensive tablet in the world.
It wasn't to be. The Aakash only appeared to be a reality in October 2011, when a press conference...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/11/3754406/aakash2-india-android-tablet
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