Pierre-X,
Reference your statement on message 212:
>>The greatest area of computing industry growth may be in the 95% of the world that doesn't yet have computers. Kind of obvious, when stated like that...... But 4 billion people don't have access to the other tools and resources needed to elevate them to a higher use of their human faculties...... Now, with a cheap solar powered computer, you've opened up this productivity option to 4 BILLION PEOPLE that didn't have it before. Not only can the contribute, but they also become consumers. The ultimate economic bootstrap!>>>
I have enjoyed you informative posts and have learned a lot from those posts but I disagree with your enthusiasm over the other "4" billion people. The "vast" majority of people in South America, Africa, and Asia do not have the monetary means to buy a computer, even if it only cost $400. They are only worried about how to put food on the table, roof over their heads, and clothes on the backs of their respective family members.
The market for the products you were talking about may be great for the U.S., Europe, and the chosen few in Asia, but I believe that is all there is for those products.
One man's opinion:)
Kurt |
