Google Acquires Chip Maker Startup Agnilux

bobwrit points out a story at PC Magazine, from which he extracts "Google has purchased Agnilux, a secretive chip house made up of engineers who architected the heart of the iPad, then left the company. Reuters' PEHub reported the story Tuesday night. A Google spokesman also confirmed the acquisition to PCMag.com. 'We're pleased to welcome the Agnilux team to Google, but we don't have any additional information to share right now,' a Google spokesman said Tuesday night via email."

Comments

Maybe Google feels theatened by Apple

[Orga]

Apple has a good handle on their vertical, from hardware to content. Google is just beginning its jump into the hardware portion. I imagine this is just another rung in the ladder from the bottom to the top, control all the way.

Re:Maybe Google feels theatened by Apple

[Nadaka]

Google has had their hands in some aspects of hardware for a while now. They have their own custom designed server motherboards.

Re:Android

[Jeng]

With everyone saying ARM is so efficient how are we to know that Google is not investing in ARM to make more energy efficient ARM based servers?

Re:Android

[MBGMorden]

Google's famous for being a risk taker. They try a ton of stuff and keep what seems to work. It keeps them fluid. The search engine game was good for them for a long time but they seem to get the hint that the way of the world is "innovate or die", so they're branching out. Gmail/Google Apps and the Android seem to be working out for them pretty well.

I think that this branching out is just a sign of a company doing the right thing and keeping active rather than resting on it's laurels.