Simputer's legal advisor revisits the touchscreen computer that died years before the iPhone
santoshpanda · x · 2026-09-03
The former legal advisor to the Simputer recalls how Bangalore-built touchscreen computers shipped years before the iPhone, only to die out. He once blamed bad timing — and now admits he was being too generous, suggesting deeper reasons behind the failure.
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