On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 2:32 AM, Hendrik Boom <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 07:19:15PM -0400, zap wrote:
> Let them know. maybe they'll build that TP150N (whatever it is) in > instead of whatever they are planning now. it's a standard 802.11n USB WIFI IC that's based on ath9k. the idiot team at qualcomm (qualcomm bought atheros then fired all the management and engineers) is *terminating* that chip... and because it's a standard USB WIFI IC it's simply not designed for mobile use. i.e. as far as standard "mobile" users are concerned it would represent a *massive* drop in perceived value due it absolutely eating battery life. plus, you tend to get a feel quite quickly for companies that are... well... self-promoting and out for sensationalism, and which ones are... genuine and up-front. basically i don't _want_ to have a conversation with them. l. _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list [email protected] http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to [email protected]
