Damn 610m for something they never used, just like the sapphire company Apple acquired.
Something is super, super fucked up with valuation of companies and the profiteering of late stage capitalism for stuff like that to be able to happen.
No wonder lots of people are saying the world feels worse than ever, everything's expensive and it seems in many ways we've regressed rather than "made things better for our children".
Apple didn't acquire GTAT. They were just a supplier.