Apple to sue moto for 'failure to deliver'
Rumor: Apple, Motorola at War over Vaporware G5, MHz Gap since 1999?
linky
Wow. It's about time as far as I'm concerned. Somehow I doubt this will be played out in court, a nice out of court settlement wouldn't hurt though.
linky
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Second, Motorola reportedly ceased development of the G5 chip, citing manufacture for only one customer was an uneconomic proposition, given the limited quantities involved. Motorola apparently informed Apple of this only in January. Apple had done at least 14 months' work preparing for the G5 chip, with motherboard architecture already finished and blueprints prepared for production. The cost to Apple was supposedly $50 million.
Third, Apple argues that Motorola has been incapable of supplying chips of sufficient clock speed since 1999, costing Apple an estimated $250-300 million in sales. Future sales losses to Wintel machines as a result are forecast to be $150-$200.
Apple allegedly will request $300-$500 million in compensation, but will wait until after the WWDC and PPC 970 announcements before notifying Motorola.
Second, Motorola reportedly ceased development of the G5 chip, citing manufacture for only one customer was an uneconomic proposition, given the limited quantities involved. Motorola apparently informed Apple of this only in January. Apple had done at least 14 months' work preparing for the G5 chip, with motherboard architecture already finished and blueprints prepared for production. The cost to Apple was supposedly $50 million.
Third, Apple argues that Motorola has been incapable of supplying chips of sufficient clock speed since 1999, costing Apple an estimated $250-300 million in sales. Future sales losses to Wintel machines as a result are forecast to be $150-$200.
Apple allegedly will request $300-$500 million in compensation, but will wait until after the WWDC and PPC 970 announcements before notifying Motorola.
Wow. It's about time as far as I'm concerned. Somehow I doubt this will be played out in court, a nice out of court settlement wouldn't hurt though.
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I swear I searched, really!