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Incoming hearsay, but I've heard conflicting things from RealSense integrators on what Intel is actually doing with this product over the longer term. Someone m

Incoming hearsay, but I've heard conflicting things from RealSense integrators on what Intel is actually doing with this product over the longer term. Someone mentioned that ongoing R&D is being shuttered, but the depth camera product would still be available for purchase for a while. It would be nice to get some more clarity on what's actually happening.

paulkrush 5y ago
This kind of makes sense as bigger customers would have to have some sort of availability contract. I guess we just have to wait for statements. Realsense cameras that are not being developed, but promised to be available for purchase for 5-10 years might still be better than anything else out there, or at least to bridge us through the chipageddon gap. Does Realsense see the threat of 3D image sensors/solid state/flash LiDARs taking over and are bailing out early? I guess if this was the case why not just keep the L515 LiDAR?
- dbcurtis 5y ago
  Intel is notorious for not giving reasonable EOL notices nor last-buy opportunities. I don’t trust them as a supplier. I would not make the assumption that customers were treated well. Until I hear from my contacts, I assume nothing. (Source: worked at Intel for 11 years. Later worked at customers that got gored by this practice a couple of times.)
  - c_o_n_v_e_x 5y ago
    +1. I got left high and dry when Intel got rid of the Edison.
rzw2 5y ago
Makes sense, if you have a product where you can make a profit on the manufacturing, why would you stop supply. Intel never broke out Realsense in any public finical data, I wonder if the R&D was not profitable, and is not a core part of Intel's business so the new CEO decided to shut it down.
las_balas_tres 5y ago
This is true. We have had feedback from Framos ( A big client of the Realsense) saying basically that)

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Incoming hearsay, but I've heard conflicting things from RealSense integrators on what Intel is actually doing with this product over the longer term. Someone m

by spieswl 5y ago

paulkrush 5y ago
This kind of makes sense as bigger customers would have to have some sort of availability contract. I guess we just have to wait for statements. Realsense cameras that are not being developed, but promised to be available for purchase for 5-10 years might still be better than anything else out there, or at least to bridge us through the chipageddon gap. Does Realsense see the threat of 3D image sensors/solid state/flash LiDARs taking over and are bailing out early? I guess if this was the case why not just keep the L515 LiDAR?
- dbcurtis 5y ago
  Intel is notorious for not giving reasonable EOL notices nor last-buy opportunities. I don’t trust them as a supplier. I would not make the assumption that customers were treated well. Until I hear from my contacts, I assume nothing. (Source: worked at Intel for 11 years. Later worked at customers that got gored by this practice a couple of times.)
  - c_o_n_v_e_x 5y ago
    +1. I got left high and dry when Intel got rid of the Edison.
rzw2 5y ago
Makes sense, if you have a product where you can make a profit on the manufacturing, why would you stop supply. Intel never broke out Realsense in any public finical data, I wonder if the R&D was not profitable, and is not a core part of Intel's business so the new CEO decided to shut it down.
las_balas_tres 5y ago
This is true. We have had feedback from Framos ( A big client of the Realsense) saying basically that)