[Marketing] Competitive lanscape: $100 DMP Edubook

[Sean DALY]

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20091007PD223.html

http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=67846&ctNode=413

http://noticias.com.gt/economia/20090821-taiwan-propone-instalar-ensambladora-computadoras-guatemala.html


* Claim: $100 per unit (unassembled components, no OS), with liberal
dissing of OLPC in the communications.

* Runs on 8 AA batteries.

* 8.9" screen.

* DMP processor.

* Claim: greenest netbook in the world.

* Sets of 11 components will be shipped to Latin American, African,
and Eastern European countries for simplified local assembly,
bypassing customs duties.

* Local OS loading, Windows XP or "other".

* 2010 target sales: 5 million units.