[governance] To the other side of the digital divide - ipad

[Imran Ahmed Shah]

Dear Tracy, How are you?
 
Reagrding iPAD, I think that breaking or blending a product in nothing more than showing criticism for negative marketing campaign, when other does not have the capability to compete the product. However, if all PDAs and handy computers (regardless of brand name) are being broken or blended the we can start thinking that people of the world are against the new innovation and development. 
 
However, I have a question which is confusing me, that what IGF or IGC can influence & effect onto to Developer or Resellers policy if they restrict selling their brands, special models or special version of application software or hardware to not to sell or a specific region of the world. For example, when we need to buy new CISCO ASA (Applied Security Appliances), there was a list of multiple countries that this product will not be sold to or ship to these countries (list includes China, Afghanistan or Iran). What IGF and IGC has dialogue forum and convincing power to ask them to change their policies?
 
Thanks
 
Imran Ahmed Shah

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From: "Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google" <tracyhackshaw at gmail.com>
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Charity Gamboa <charityg at diplomacy.edu>
Cc: Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, 12 April, 2010 1:01:04
Subject: Re: [governance] To the other side of the digital divide - ipad


Will an iPad blend?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAl28d6tbko


On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Charity Gamboa <charityg at diplomacy.edu> wrote:

Hi Fouad,
>
>It was in the news here how some kids bought an ipad, then smashed it using a baseball bat and posted it in YouTube. They just wasted 500 bucks so they can post it in Youtube.  I don't think you want that kind of review though but it was in the 7:00 PM news last night (US Central time). I showed it to my class and they all reacted: "What did they do that for???" Here is the link if you are interested:
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGUppxoJUVg
>
>Regards,
>Charity
>
>
>
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>On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Hi,
>>
>>Has anyone bought or tried an ipad?
>>
>>What are your feelings about it and what solutions or backdrops do you
>>find in it?
>>
>>We can only read news online about it here in Pakistan or watch a few
>>product review videos.
>>
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