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How do people start new ventures like this without falling afoul of past non-disclosure agreements?
by ISL 7y ago
How do people start new ventures like this without falling afoul of past non-disclosure agreements?
- monocasa 7y agoDon't publicise more than the minimum in uarch details, and give a friendly reminder to anyone who sues that their IP is also dependent on other IP secretly and starting a nuclear war is probably not worth it?
- empath75 7y agoYou get your lawyers to talk to their lawyers, I would presume. It sounds like they’re focusing on cloud computing which isn’t something Apple is working on.
- K0SM0S 7y agoLate reply: we don't know the details but it's entirely possible that part of their knowledge from their experience at Apple is allowed to be used so long as they do not compete with Apple products using that knowledge; and the server / enterprise target is clearly the one space where Apple is de facto absent in tech. If I were to bet, I'd say it's actually a mutual understanding of 'taking A-chips' to their full potential for these use-cases. It's also smart to make it a startup, because why spend the full power of a corporation when a small tight band is actually better. Sort of a separation of concerns; friendly relationship, possibly deals between the two entities — I'm sure Apple's datacenters could use some A-chip mojo in their blades.
- ISL 7y agoA reply from the future: looks like Apple is unhappy. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21752781 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21752781