Huawei baulks at $60 price tag for students' tablets

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Huawei baulks at $60 price tag for students' tablets

Published: 15/02/2012 at 08:13 AM
Newspaper section: Business

Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecom equipment giant, has expressed concern over its government's proposal to supply 860,000 tablet computers for only US$60 a unit, saying that represents half the retail price.

Mr MacDonald shows Huawei’s MediaPad tablet. The seven-inch device will probably be similar to ones to be supplied to the Thai government under the One Tablet per Child scheme, although those versions will have lower specifications.

Both governments are negotiating the terms to supply the Thai administration's One Tablet per Child scheme.

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: Writer: Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn; Position: Deputy Business Editor

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Discussion 1 : 06/03/2012 at 02:41 PM1
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PT is buying pieces of junk that will be slow and outdated. They should have bought desktops that will benefit the whole school, and teach students how to type! not peck at computer screens.
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