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it could be revolutionary if it helps create a slew on android education/entertainment apps meant for low CPU / low network tablets.

note the official poverty line in India is about $1/day and 30% of the population is below it. These people are not worried about YouTube videos.

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This could change your life if you can't get to a library and you can't afford a normal computer. Just being able to look up how to fix a car could restore mobility to someone who couldn't afford labor, or afford a tow to a mechanic.

That's one tiny example in a sea of little conveniences a computer affords us that we don't usually think about. And I'm not even talking about India. There are people in this situation in the US.

My first computer cost me just under a months wages (on special offer) as a recent graduate. Now we're looking at offering a computer with a similar performance to people on the official poverty line for just over a months wages ... seems like good progress.

Aside, I wonder how good these are at being repaired.

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