In just 780 U.S. dollars every Cuban who has that kind of money can buy a personal computer, without getting any official permits. The average monthly salary of Cubans is about $ 17.
According to AP, an orgy of democracy has provided the country, Raul Castro, Fidel's brother, the well-known, was elected to the presidency in February of this year and expressed the need to meet the most pressing needs of the population. Previously, computers and other electronic and household appliances have the right to buy only foreigners and companies.
Now, before the shop windows in Havana, which was shipped electronic equipment, constantly tolchetsya people, looking at the only commercially available computer model - QTECH made in China with a display based on the cathode-ray tube, 512 MB RAM, 80 -gigabyte hard drive and installed Windows XP. It is noteworthy that just over a year ago, Prime Minister Ramiro Valdes of Cuba announced its intention to abandon Cuba to use Windows in favor of open source - in the struggle against U.S. imperialism.
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