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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> | |Logo=TexasInstruments-Logo.svg.png}} | ||
[[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== | ||
'''Business Model:''' Revocked Perpetual Licenses for the Ti-Nspire Student Software after moving to a subscription model. | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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 | ===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. | 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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