Why a Cheap Tablet is a Game-Changer

摘要

Over the past three months that I used the commercial twin of the Aakash 2 (a pre-release unit), many people asked me where they could buy it. But this was unusual. My mother's maid saw the tablet last month, and asked what it cost. Under Rs 5,000, I told her. She now wants one for her grandson, to be adjusted against three months' salary. Now, you have to see her to put this in context. She's over 60, can't read or write, can't use the phone, has just about figured out the microwave and Tata Sky. But she wants a tablet for her grandson, who goes to a government school.