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posted by janrinok on Friday November 25 2016, @01:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the stick-to-what-you-are-good-at dept.

Apple Inc. has disbanded its division that develops wireless routers, another move to try to sharpen the company's focus on consumer products that generate the bulk of its revenue, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apple began shutting down the wireless router team over the past year, dispersing engineers to other product development groups, including the one handling the Apple TV, said the people, who asked not to be named because the decision hasn't been publicly announced.

Apple hasn't refreshed its routers since 2013 following years of frequent updates to match new standards from the wireless industry. The decision to disband the team indicates the company isn't currently pushing forward with new versions of its routers. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment on the company's plans.

Routers are access points that connect laptops, iPhones and other devices to the web without a cable. Apple currently sells three wireless routers, the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time capsule. The Time capsule doubles as a backup storage hard drive for Mac computers.


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    by frojack (1554) on Friday November 25 2016, @03:33AM (#432730) Journal

    There are no bonuses paid out on flat profits no increase no fat bonus checks or stock pay outs coming the executives way.

    What planet have you been living on for the bast 20 years?

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