Petz, Re: Your reading skills are what needs brushing up.
I don't believe this. Get a clue, will ya?
When a parts supplier "lands and order from XYZ" they are getting an order from XYZ to supply parts, not the other way around. The correct way to describe what you are talking about is
"D-Link and GemTek Technology recently placed 802.11g module orders with Intel."
Nope. Sorry. In this case, it means a deal was made whereby those two companies will buy parts from Intel. The rest of the context should make this obvious.
Re: They go on to say that D-Link could only meet the Intel order by "outsourcing production to Global Sun Technology or its subsidiary Alpha Technology." You don't "outsource" an order that you are not responsible for supplying!
They aren't outsourcing the wireless chips, they are outsourcing the design that will be using the wireless chips that they purchased from Intel. Note that the article says: "D-Link, which spun off its OEM/ODM manufacturing unit in the third quarter to focus on own-brand business, is likely to outsource production to Global Sun Technology or its subsidiary Alpha Technology."
Because they are without their own manufacturing unit, they have to outsource the design - which includes the board and accompanying modules. They would not use an ODM manufacturing unit to produce wireless silicon, silly!
Re: Its not reasonable to suppose that Digitimes just used clumsy English either.
That's exactly what it looks like. The article is clearly ported from a press release in Taipei. It wouldn't be the first time that grammatical errors made their way into a translated article; especially in this case, where the subject and predicate happen to be reversed (very common in Eastern languages).
"they will continue to pursue Intel’s orders." should have read, "they will continue to pursue more orders with Intel."
And if all else fails, Petz, use a simple sanity check. Is Intel going to abandon their own silicon to use mediocre chips from two separate sources? I looked at D-Link and GemTek webpages, and these companies don't even make their own silicon - just end-user products, which supports my point of view.
How about second sources your interpretation of the info somewhere else? It would definitely be news enough that I'd expect it from more than one publication.
This is not the first time I've seen you bash Centrino without all the facts, Petz. Remember your crusade about Centrino not "pulling its weight", where you cited several publications with negative comments that were contradicted by nearly everything else? Watch as this fantasy of yours goes exactly the same way.
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