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College students eagerly awaiting India's ambitious $35 tablet are
going to have to put their dreams on hold -- there's been a delay.
Earlier this week, the Times of India reported that the Indian
government dropped HCL Technologies, the company responsible for
manufacturing the great democratic tablet, for failing to follow
through on the 600 million rupee (or $13,198,416) guarantee --
apparently a disagreement over production costs is to blame. Last
summer, the country's Human Resource Development Minister, Kapil
Sibal, made a number of appearances toting a mockup of the Android-
based tablet, and promising a launch date of January 15th. Officials
say the project is still on track and should be ready this summer.
However, while the government seeks a replacement for HCL, skeptics
continue to sound warnings that parts alone will cost more than $35.
We'd like to chalk this up to haters hating, but we can't seem to
forget what became of the $10 laptop.
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