danielchow

Sloppy

I don't recall Apple making any "unsubstantiated assertions". I recall a business announcement that they were taking it in-house (something like that) and left it at that. I recall Imagination making public their shocked reaction even though they have known that both parties have discussed this decision back in 2015(?). Understandably they were upset, but management should have planned ahead for situations like this before it happens. No company should place all their eggs in one basket. Samsung knows this and they know they shouldn't rely on Apple to depend on their LED and OLED screens. And Apple knows they can't rely on just Samsung for their screens and chips, so they have been diversifying their sources. They're both far-sighted and agressive competitors. Perhaps Imagination should've followed their example.

"Imagination has made excellent progress both operationally and financially over the last 18 months until Apple's unsubstantiated assertions and the subsequent dispute forced us to change course," said Imagination Technologies CEO Andrew Heath. "The acquisition will ensure that Imagination — with its strong growth prospects — remains an independent IP licensing business, based in the UK, but operating around the world."

battlescarred1 said:

Do you think it's possible that Apple has moved former Airport engineers to the Apple TV side, in order to make the AppleTV a home hub that includes the router?

This seems a logical strategy because Apple is delegating AppleTV to handle Home (?). Our AppleTV is in the basement, the media room, so I have always wondered how well Home devices on the upper floors in other distant rooms communicate with it. We do not have Home devices installed. Perhaps the next line of Home products will either have the W1 chip or WIFI for extended range (?). 

My friend's office 2016 stopped working. Microsoft's dialogue box offered cryptic information and solution. After uninstalling and reinstalling failed to make it work again, he contacted Microsoft support via online chat. Support remotely accessed and did everything we had done. He gave up and offered a Slate for 899$. My friend declined, and later tossed his Windows laptop into the trash and went for the MacBook Air. No regrets.