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> I guess the lesson is that you shouldn't take investments as a sign of something cooking Leaving aside acquihires, I think it's always a sign of something co
by culturestate 7y ago
> I guess the lesson is that you shouldn't take investments as a sign of something cooking
Leaving aside acquihires, I think it's always a sign of something cooking. Apple just seems atypically content to let things simmer until they feel they've got a compelling product, and they aren't afraid to kill things that don't work.
Sometimes it happens quickly; Fingerworks was acquired in 2005 and the iPhone was released in 2007. The AuthenTec acquisition closed in 2012, and Touch ID showed up in 2013.
On the other side, you have acquisitions like PrimeSense. Apple bought them in 2013, and Face ID didn't show up until 2017.