- July 23, 2022
- Posted by: AliensFaith
- Category: OBJECTIVE PRESS
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The doyen of the UK computing industry says that a hi-tech future will leave Britain no choice but to turn to Europe
The story of the smartphone revolution might have been very different. Hermann Hauser was enjoying success as a computer entrepreneur in Cambridge in 1985, but his company, Acorn, needed a better chip. Hauser approached the US firm Intel to ask if he could modify one of its chips.
“Intel said get lost,” says Hauser. “Who the hell are you? They are perfect as they are.’”