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Qualcomm abruptly cancels Snapdragon X Elite dev kit — refunds customers for mini PC, ends sales and support for the device immediately (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] [email protected] 64 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (3 children)

I wonder if they know that "pause indefinitely" has a word they can use. That word is "Stop". Qualcomm has stopped supporting the device. They have stopped producing it. Not "paused indefinitely".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

That's not the same thing though. "Paused indefinitely" means they intend to pick it back up at an undisclosed time in the future.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 hours ago

Corporate executives love using the word pause to allow the possibility for a resume. It also makes it not a failure since it never finishes negatively: it is paused.

It's word gymnastics.