http://gigaom.com/2008/04/24/will-dod-fight-apple-over-pa-semi/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:20:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2008/04/24/will-dod-fight-apple-over-pa-semi/#comment-876632 Apple iPhone SDK - Department of Defense Unhappy With Apple Chip Company Purchase | iFones.com - Apple iPhone App Reviews Sat, 03 May 2008 09:37:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/04/24/will-dod-fight-apple-over-pa-semi/#comment-876632 [...] It’s possible the licensing issues could get worked out to maintain supply “on an end-of-life basis” but in that same statement, P.A. noted that their buyer (Apple) wasn’t interested in their products or roadmap, just their IP and engineering skills. Which means Apple has no interest in anything their currently making or about to make, despite Blam’s reasonable assumption that was the case. So it’s all about their design chops, or they really are just a bargaining chip. [EETimes via GigaOM] [...] [...] It’s possible the licensing issues could get worked out to maintain supply “on an end-of-life basis” but in that same statement, P.A. noted that their buyer (Apple) wasn’t interested in their products or roadmap, just their IP and engineering skills. Which means Apple has no interest in anything their currently making or about to make, despite Blam’s reasonable assumption that was the case. So it’s all about their design chops, or they really are just a bargaining chip. [EETimes via GigaOM] [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/04/24/will-dod-fight-apple-over-pa-semi/#comment-872901 Alan Wilensky Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:07:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/04/24/will-dod-fight-apple-over-pa-semi/#comment-872901 <p>Since all of the PA Semi finished units are produced by outside fabs, existing products will surely be available under license.</p> Since all of the PA Semi finished units are produced by outside fabs, existing products will surely be available under license.

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