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Intel is clearly looking at wearable and embedded spaces. This seems like a lot to pay for something that doesn't have the install base of Fitbit, or Fuel. I c
by drakaal 13y ago
Intel is clearly looking at wearable and embedded spaces. This seems like a lot to pay for something that doesn't have the install base of Fitbit, or Fuel.
I can't imagine basis had any tech that Intel couldn't replicate, and this seems like too much for talent acquisition.
Not what I would drop $100M on if I was Intel.
- lnanek2 13y agoSeems cheap for a company with 18B cash in hand and wanting to expand their hardware offerings. They've been pouring tons of money into gesture tracking web cams, x86 clones of Arduino, etc. all sorts of things.
- sliverstorm 13y agoWord is Intel has one rule, and only one rule: Keep the fab full The rest of the company exists to feed the fab. So it doesn't surprise me, the lengths they are going in an effort to get Intel silicon into more devices (and more types of devices), especially after they missed the smartphone wave.