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Reminds me of Intel. Back in the day they had a huge contract with Panasonic to supply flash chips. And then they decided to renege on it. Panasonic put Intel o

Reminds me of Intel. Back in the day they had a huge contract with Panasonic to supply flash chips. And then they decided to renege on it. Panasonic put Intel on their banned suppliers list.

atdrummond 4y ago
How does that work when I can still get a new Intel-based Durabook and AFAIK that line has been ongoing without any discontinuity.
- TkTech 4y ago
  Are you maybe thinking of the Panasonic (Japan) Toughbook? I don't think the Durabook (Taiwan) brand has anything to do with Panasonic?
  - Gibbon1 4y ago
    Also that was 20 years ago and I could misremember. Or the two might have made up.
lemper 4y ago
they still sell toughbooks with intel chips [1] currently. can you confirm the validity of your statement? [1] https://business.panasonic.nl/mobile-solutions/rugged-laptops-for-harsh-environments https://business.panasonic.nl/mobile-solutions/rugged-laptop...