Computation device for $35 from India is it really a JOKE?

After India's Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has "launched" a $35 computer a lot of talk is going around the media and various people. I am not very sure about the price tag of $35 computer, but India is definitely a good market for economical computational device.

If you look at recent times, India is a hub for low price device manufacturing, TATA nano, Pureit Water purifier (even TATA water purifier), some of the drug and medical equipment manufactures etc are some in number which have made a lot of difference. There is no doubt India is becoming a hub for researching low cost device for the developing country because of cost effective models.

The large internal demand in India is making it more attractive to do some low cost product and run it for some years in domestic market, then bring the product in a better shape to enter some other developing market. It is new trend which is picking up, where companies build low priced products in Indian domestic market, then sell it to large population of Indian customers. It is all about low cost product for mass market.

I was reading different articles and comments with different mind set, I have no comments they all are purely personal. It happened that I read similar topic in Economic times Why India's $35 computer joke isn't funny

I just got very curious with some part of the article which makes me to express my point of view.

1. The Indian government is building up a good track record of vaporware

- It is true, but great success never fall in your way till handle the most difficult situation in the process (Even if you look at the Apple history, they never came with any easy way). Success is all about how best you handle your failure.

2.It isn't about the hardware -- it's about the application and the applications (apps) ecosystem. What will it be used for? Who will make those apps? Where's the developer community? Where is the road map for hundreds of applications?

-I don't think India has any shortfall for developer community, it is just thinking mater - just imagine if every college develops an application for this platform how many applications we can have for it "do you need any better community"?. Student power makes a lot of difference to everything. If I talk about use of this product - who might have thought there is a market for Value added services in telephone industry, if you look today every one are knowingly or unknowingly they use it.

3.Ensure employees have broadband at home and create citizen services delivered over the internet

- It is a concept of affordability and lack of knowledge to use it. This kind of device can make big difference in the every aspect of common man in this country.

If you ask me is it possible to do a $35 computing device in a year time - don't know, but definitely India has a skill set and capability to come up with low cost computational devices to serve Indian customers and make all the difference in the system. It is just mater of great execution.

Article I have read

1.Why India's $35 computer joke isn't funny

2.India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer

3.Why India’s $35 Tablet May Be Just a Dream