US-based semiconductor maker AMD said Friday it would enter a joint venture with an Indian firm to sell personal computers for the same cost as cellphones.
The company said it had joined with local technology firm HCL Infosystems to sell a personal computer for less than 10,000 rupees (220 dollars) to boost ownership in the nation of one-billion plus people with only 15 million users.
That is in line with the cost of cellphones with a camera, which retails for about 8,000 rupees in India.
The computer, which uses the open-source Linux operating system, includes a 1.6 GHz processor, a 15-inch monitor and 40 gigabytes of hard drive space.
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