“I, for one, would like to thank ‘Gabby’ Shimpi for this story. Not only was it Authentic Silicon Valley Gibberish, it said somehting that really needed to be said.”
[with apologies to the scriptwriters of the movie Blazing Saddles]
Title was very Geekish...but we are suppose to stay with unmodified titles...
OMAP is Texas Instruments naming of their SoC---(System on a Chip) processor.
ARM is the name of the UK Company known as ARM Holdings PLC...stock ticker symbol is ARMH.
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Note from a Financial Source:
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By George DeVaux
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The types of computing units continue to proliferate. Nvidia and ARM Holdings are now competing with old-guard stalwarts Intel and Advanced Micro Devices for new business -- and for investor interest. Who will win? ARM dominates the mobile device sector with a greater than 90% share. The mobile device sector is the glamour child in the retail sector, with Apple generating the most positive news. ARM is an intellectual property company. It develops the design and licenses others to do the actual manufacturing. Therefore, it does not require the mammoth capital investments required for chip manufacturing. ARM boasts more than 200 companies as licensees, so it's almost certain to have at least a few winners in its portfolio at all times. Investors have recognized the value inherent in outstanding execution of this business model. The result is a market cap of $12...
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And this is a Dated article as today ARMH is just under $30.00.
“somehting” - What language is this? ;-)
As for the TI announcement - glad to hear it!
As for whose a Nerd - well - you guys all called me a nerd when I had my ham radio hand-held back in the 80’s... Now you’re all driving around with these Bluetooth head-sets and you can’t be parted from them... whose the Nerd Now Dude! ;-)