kamikazearun

The whole article is based on a strawman. Who contended that reducing price per unit by an order of magnitude would result in an equal increase in volume?

Pricing at a dollar is a definite advantage for certain products which have mass appeal and have potential for massive volume ( Ex: Angry Birds ). People are significantly more likely to buy something that's only mildly interesting if it costs an insignificant sum like a dollar.

If you sell a textbook on Applied Thermodynamics for a dollar though, you sir are an idiot!

Yes, that is the video :)

The post was penned down as a joke and not really meant for a serious discussion. In any case, you seem to have confused reason and excuse. Two things to note here

1. We are ruled by a government that has failed to act on information they DID have in the past. "We could not protect you because the terrorists encrypted their communication" doesn't really work.

2. Let us assume that the reason for the terrorist/law&order situation is ENTIRELY the fault of encryption. So what is the extent of a "ban" on encryption? At most they can disable some services like BBM and encrypted mail. Which means everyone who needs encryption, including criminals, will start running their own servers and encrypting their stuff themselves. Net effect: Cost of encryption for citizens goes up. Criminals aren't affected.

Let us not forget that government after government in India are guilty of abusing state organisations for their their own gains (Central Bureau of Investigation anyone?)