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We knew that Fusion Garage did the software, but did they do the hardware? Remember that they had an ODM partner in Pegatron. Also with regards to the software

• iantimothy 16y ago
  That's a good question. I do concede it is rather murky how much of the existing team was responsible and how much help they got from partners like TechCrunch and Pegatron.
• nikcub 16y ago
  Hardware board design was done by Pegatron along with some contractors both in the USA and Taiwan. FG took all that IP and re-created it (or possibly just ripped it - they had the boards and most ODMs can scan them and RE the schematics) with their new ODM. Pegatron did a lot of IP work as they were sold on the TC involvement and the deals we had in the pipeline. They had very good engineering guys that worked with a guy we had in the USA. The industrial design was done by a firm in Singapore Software design and components were done by a variety of people. FG bought in contractors who did some drivers, and they had 2 FG guys who did the browser and UI It was all thrown together very quickly and the team was only really scaled up in the months leading up to FG leaving us (TC). Lots of mistakes were made on the software side, but that is a whole other story. (Note: I worked on the project while at TC)
  • raymondhome 16y ago
    Seems like FG was only doing systems integration and project management. Didn't see any IP that they came up with. They bascially outsource everything. TC might as well partner up with any Taiwanese ODM. The Taiwanese ODMs are strong in engineering and manufacturing.