1. The "8 figure" descriptive is NOT irrelevant. It's careless.
2. RP said there would be only a little overlap of the 2 potential OEM's products, so if that article, which I only skimmed because it appeared irrelevant to me, talks about Sony and Phillips together, then I would say that is the wrong path to jump onto.
Who is this Time Being, and why are we always doing things for it?