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New Delhi , Dec 5

THE Intel design team in India is working on a computing platform for the Indian market, according to the Intel Chairman, Mr Craig Barrett.

"It will be dust-resistant, would have the ability to work on car or truck battery and will be aimed at the rural market," he said.

"In the past few years, PC prices have been dropping from $2,500 to less than $500. But the key issue is beyond the absolute cost... things like financing, connectivity and content on local languages," said Mr Barrett.

On when Intel would make available the design for the proposed `Community PC', an official said the company was already doing pilots with the IT Ministry.

India and China: Dr Barrett said that Intel had invested in the "intrinsic strengths" of India and China. "China has embarked on a strategy to be a manufacturing hub, while India is a software hub. But that does not mean that China will not evolve its software capabilities or that India will not evolve its manufacturing capabilities."

On AMD: "My understanding on AMD's announcement is that they will provide the technology, and not support or funding. Foundary is not important to our business model," he said adding that in case Intel decided to set up a manufacturing base in India, it would be a wholly-owned manufacturing facility.

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