Vlad, I respect your comments but I think the last couple are going off the rails.
1. IF (and I do really mean it and like many I dream) that it does work as they suggest - nobody has heard what even the muffled unfinished chip sounds like, this is revolutionary ( I think we should all agree on this)
2. as a number of you indicate, why would you continue to build a CRT screen (type speaker) when you can have a FLAT LED (new tiny, energy efficient than can run on battery power)........ The old will become fashion items like Cannon SLR film cameras but only for a small time and to the minority. We are a throw away society.
3. Every 20 year old who has no money will spend what they have on one thing - that is the newest phone that can be used as a boom box..... remember this is what was promised. Whether it is reality is a different thing.
4. Then we get to directional sound, this is also a game changer (IF it can do this). If the chips cost $20 a chip initially (this is not even a guess just a random number), would you pay $500 more for a TV that has 5 chips that can direct sound whilst being able to get rid of the blood sound bar and surround sound cluttering your TV cabinet. I would.
IF (and as I say if), it actually can do 80% of what they say..... They are not selling the tech for $2bill, or as Fred says not selling under $10B but imagine the range of products apple could build in 3 years around this chip....... $10bill is a drop for them to invest (they invest $14bill a year into R&D...https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/08/01/apples-rd-spend-continues-to-climb-but-isnt-directly-correlated-to-anything
Anyway back to dreaming. I think we will probably have to wait till march (or even the AGM - April) when they have the new wafers/tested and packaged..... I think by then we will know what direction we are heading in, either very North or Very south.
Good luck to all. Keep up all the commentary.... Vlad either way at the next AGM Im happy to buy you are beer!
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