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Twisted nematic57: Fix some formatting of the TI-Nspire trademark; mention 2 more implications of TI's harmful practices

2026-05-18T01:40:06Z

Fix some formatting of the TI-Nspire trademark; mention 2 more implications of TI's harmful practices

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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	~~'''Business Model:''' Revocked~~ Perpetual Licenses for the Ti-Nspire Student Software after moving to a subscription model.		Revoked Perpetual Licenses for the TI-Nspire Student Software after moving to a subscription model.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	===TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation===		===TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation===
	Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the Ti-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working. \|url=https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319131604/https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|archive-date=19 Mar 2025 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Technical Information Library \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114170617/https://old.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026\|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>		Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the TI-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working. \|url=https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319131604/https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|archive-date=19 Mar 2025 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Technical Information Library \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114170617/https://old.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026\|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>

			A side effect of the required subscriptions are that users will be able to take full advantage of their calculator for only the duration of the subscription that came with the calculator without paying more for an extended subscription. Another implication is that the resale value of the calculator will be reduced after the subscription key is used because the new owner will have to purchase a subscription for the Student Software separately.
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	[[wikipedia:Texas_Instruments\|'''Texas Instruments Incorporated''' ('''TI''')]] is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Top semiconductor companies sales 2012–2015 {{!}} Statistic \|url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705154920/http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|archive-date=July 5, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=Statista \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company's focus is on developing analog chips and embedded processors, which account for more than 80% of its revenue.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> TI also produces digital light processing (DLP) technology and education technology<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> products including calculators, microcontrollers, and multi-core processors.<ref>{{cite web \|title=TI Fact sheet {{!}} Who we are {{!}} Company {{!}} About TI \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719151815/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|archive-date=July 19, 2016 \|access-date=2016-08-01 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>Quoted from Wikipedia:{{Citation\|title=Texas Instruments\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Instruments&oldid=1301510221\|work=Wikipedia\|date=2025-07-20\|access-date=2025-08-28\|language=en}}</ref>		[[wikipedia:Texas_Instruments\|'''Texas Instruments Incorporated''' ('''TI''')]] is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Top semiconductor companies sales 2012–2015 {{!}} Statistic \|url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705154920/http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|archive-date=July 5, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=Statista \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company's focus is on developing analog chips and embedded processors, which account for more than 80% of its revenue.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> TI also produces digital light processing (DLP) technology and education technology<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> products including calculators, microcontrollers, and multi-core processors.<ref>{{cite web \|title=TI Fact sheet {{!}} Who we are {{!}} Company {{!}} About TI \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719151815/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|archive-date=July 19, 2016 \|access-date=2016-08-01 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>Quoted from Wikipedia:{{Citation\|title=Texas Instruments\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Instruments&oldid=1301510221\|work=Wikipedia\|date=2025-07-20\|access-date=2025-08-28\|language=en}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250920084538/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Instruments&oldid=1301510221 Archived])</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

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	===TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation===		===TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation===
	Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the Ti-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working. \|url=https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319131604/https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|archive-date=19 Mar 2025 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Technical Information Library \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~0DDdL~~ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>		Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the Ti-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working. \|url=https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319131604/https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|archive-date=19 Mar 2025 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Technical Information Library \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114170617/https://old.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026\|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>
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	[[wikipedia:Texas_Instruments\|'''Texas Instruments Incorporated''' ('''TI''')]] is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Top semiconductor companies sales 2012–2015 {{!}} Statistic \|url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705154920/http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|archive-date=July 5, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=Statista \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company's focus is on developing analog chips and embedded processors, which account for more than 80% of its revenue.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> TI also produces digital light processing (DLP) technology and education technology<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> products including calculators, microcontrollers, and multi-core processors.<ref>{{cite web \|title=TI Fact sheet {{!}} Who we are {{!}} Company {{!}} About TI \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719151815/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|archive-date=July 19, 2016 \|access-date=2016-08-01 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>Quoted from Wikipedia:{{Citation\|title=Texas Instruments\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Instruments&oldid=1301510221\|work=Wikipedia\|date=2025-07-20\|access-date=2025-08-28\|language=en}}</ref>		[[wikipedia:Texas_Instruments\|'''Texas Instruments Incorporated''' ('''TI''')]] is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Top semiconductor companies sales 2012–2015 {{!}} Statistic \|url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705154920/http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|archive-date=July 5, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=Statista \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company's focus is on developing analog chips and embedded processors, which account for more than 80% of its revenue.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> TI also produces digital light processing (DLP) technology and education technology<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> products including calculators, microcontrollers, and multi-core processors.<ref>{{cite web \|title=TI Fact sheet {{!}} Who we are {{!}} Company {{!}} About TI \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719151815/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|archive-date=July 19, 2016 \|access-date=2016-08-01 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>Quoted from Wikipedia:{{Citation\|title=Texas Instruments\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Instruments&oldid=1301510221\|work=Wikipedia\|date=2025-07-20\|access-date=2025-08-28\|language=en}}</ref>

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	===TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation===		===TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation===
	Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the Ti-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working. \|url=https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Technical Information Library \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>		Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the Ti-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working. \|url=https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319131604/https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|archive-date=19 Mar 2025 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Technical Information Library \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/0DDdL \|archive-date=14 Jan 2026 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>
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	'''Texas Instruments Incorporated''' ('''TI''') is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Top semiconductor companies sales 2012–2015 {{!}} Statistic \|url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705154920/http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|archive-date=July 5, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=Statista \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company's focus is on developing analog chips and embedded processors, which account for more than 80% of its revenue.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> TI also produces digital light processing (DLP) technology and education technology<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> products including calculators, microcontrollers, and multi-core processors.<ref>{{cite web \|title=TI Fact sheet {{!}} Who we are {{!}} Company {{!}} About TI \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719151815/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|archive-date=July 19, 2016 \|access-date=2016-08-01 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>Quoted from Wikipedia:{{Citation\|title=Texas Instruments\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Instruments&oldid=1301510221\|work=Wikipedia\|date=2025-07-20\|access-date=2025-08-28\|language=en}}</ref>		[[wikipedia:Texas_Instruments\|'''Texas Instruments Incorporated''' ('''TI''')]] is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Top semiconductor companies sales 2012–2015 {{!}} Statistic \|url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705154920/http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|archive-date=July 5, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=Statista \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company's focus is on developing analog chips and embedded processors, which account for more than 80% of its revenue.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> TI also produces digital light processing (DLP) technology and education technology<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> products including calculators, microcontrollers, and multi-core processors.<ref>{{cite web \|title=TI Fact sheet {{!}} Who we are {{!}} Company {{!}} About TI \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719151815/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|archive-date=July 19, 2016 \|access-date=2016-08-01 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>Quoted from Wikipedia:{{Citation\|title=Texas Instruments\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Instruments&oldid=1301510221\|work=Wikipedia\|date=2025-07-20\|access-date=2025-08-28\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	~~{{Ph~~-~~C-CIS}}~~		'''Business Model:''' Revocked Perpetual Licenses for the Ti-Nspire Student Software after moving to a subscription model.

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	===TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation===		===TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation===
	Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the Ti-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working. \|url=https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Technical Information Library \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>		Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the Ti-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working. \|url=https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Technical Information Library \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>

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	==References==		==References==
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AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: Added TI logo.

2025-08-28T10:00:33Z

Added TI logo.

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	\|Description=American multinational semiconductor company		\|Description=American multinational semiconductor company
	}}'''Texas Instruments Incorporated''' ('''TI''') is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Top semiconductor companies sales 2012–2015 {{!}} Statistic \|url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705154920/http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|archive-date=July 5, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=Statista \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company's focus is on developing analog chips and embedded processors, which account for more than 80% of its revenue.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> TI also produces digital light processing (DLP) technology and education technology<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> products including calculators, microcontrollers, and multi-core processors.<ref>{{cite web \|title=TI Fact sheet {{!}} Who we are {{!}} Company {{!}} About TI \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719151815/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|archive-date=July 19, 2016 \|access-date=2016-08-01 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>Quoted from Wikipedia:{{Citation\|title=Texas Instruments\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Instruments&oldid=1301510221\|work=Wikipedia\|date=2025-07-20\|access-date=2025-08-28\|language=en}}</ref>		\|Logo=TexasInstruments-Logo.svg.png}}
			'''Texas Instruments Incorporated''' ('''TI''') is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Top semiconductor companies sales 2012–2015 {{!}} Statistic \|url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705154920/http://www.statista.com/statistics/283359/top-20-semiconductor-companies/ \|archive-date=July 5, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=Statista \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company's focus is on developing analog chips and embedded processors, which account for more than 80% of its revenue.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> TI also produces digital light processing (DLP) technology and education technology<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web \|title=About TI – Technology and innovation – TI.com \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712074240/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/technology_innovation.html \|archive-date=July 12, 2016 \|access-date=2016-07-08 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref> products including calculators, microcontrollers, and multi-core processors.<ref>{{cite web \|title=TI Fact sheet {{!}} Who we are {{!}} Company {{!}} About TI \|url=http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719151815/http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml \|archive-date=July 19, 2016 \|access-date=2016-08-01 \|website=www.ti.com \|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>Quoted from Wikipedia:{{Citation\|title=Texas Instruments\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Instruments&oldid=1301510221\|work=Wikipedia\|date=2025-07-20\|access-date=2025-08-28\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: /* TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation */ Fixed spelling error in title.

2025-08-28T09:52:50Z

TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation: Fixed spelling error in title.

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	===TI-Nspire Student Software ~~Perpeual~~ License Revocation===		===TI-Nspire Student Software Perpetual License Revocation===
	Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the Ti-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working. \|url=https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Technical Information Library \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>		Texas Instruments has recently forced users holding perpetual licenses to the Ti-Nspire Student Software to a new, account-based subscription model with a fixed four-year term. This move involved shutting down activation servers for the legacy perpetually licensed versions, effectively rendering long-held licenses obsolete.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=My TI SmartView or TI Nspire Teacher software, purchased as a school-managed perpetual license, stopped working. \|url=https://www.vernier.com/til/3392 \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Technical Information Library \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=TI Nspire CX Software is no longer Perpetual but a subscription model for 27.5$ a year \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/calculators/comments/18icn3v/ti_nspire_cx_software_is_no_longer_perpetual_but/ \|access-date=2025-08-28 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>