You knowledge of the ground realities in the market where the Nano is being sold is as appalling as is your knowledge of the car's construction.

It's strange that instead of accolading an engineering wonder that puts safer transport (when compared to the current mode of transporting people on motorbikes) within the reach of millions who also aspire for 'your' lifestyle, idiots like you are busy running it down.

Bender is correct. Just because its parts are glued, its not unsafe or unstable. Glue-tech has come a long way. Mercedes and BMW use it all the time - my Merc doesn't have a single screw in its door. How do you think they managed to keep all those three sheets of metal that comprise the door hold together? Glue is essential to modern automobile design, and in this case it is being applied also to reduce costs.

I think this is a positive breaking change for the automobile industy - that till date was inefficient, expensive (due to lack of good design and processes) and lacklustre.

True... Buttons are not bad at all - especially in cars. Buttons and switches in automobiles make them more usable, especially to old people or those with disabilities. (For that matter, old people or those with disabilities can't really use the i-Phone either... )

Any driver can keep his eye on the street and still switch the wipers on. This would not as intuitive and easy if he were to use a touch screen.

Ermm... Did you just say "our hand-me-down phones". You couldn't be farther from the truth.

I guess it would do you a lot of good to go to one of these countries and see the variety of cellphones and services they have to offer. Those markets are actually fueling innovation in the industry by least an equal amount as the western world.

154 million and all I get is water... !?

I would've expected a good beer at that price... :D

I wasted my time reading this blog.

I would've been really excited if it were anything close to a Clocky...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCyi9kBpmko

(Seriously guys, every electronic device worth a function has a clock / pulsemaker inside it... It just depends on how you use or reuse it.)

YAWN!

People mistake 'netbook' for 'notebook' because it is human nature to read the first and last characters of a word. What comes in between is really 'don't-care' unless one is too careful. That's how our brains are programmed. ;-)

Read this if you don't believe me: http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~mattd/Cmabrigde/

(You'll now agree that it was stupid to name a "netbook" a "netbook" in the first place... :-)) )

Where's the edit button when I need one? (Or 'delete' for that matter... )

I misread netbook for notebook... Someone please vote my post down.. :D

I love my Lenovo! Its rugged, has a matt finish that never shows fingerprints, a sturdy display with a titanium hinge (that keeps the display rock steady - even in a car or an aircraft), has a battery that lasts at least 5 hours if not more, and is fast.

My laptop has also survived at least one fall and an impact where the laptop in the seat next to me (as I was driving) flew off when I came to a full stop on the freeways (the laptop crashed, and not me.. )!