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[[File:Logo-Acer.png|200px|thumb|Logo used for Acer.]]
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'''BroadOn''' (formerly known as '''RouteFree''' and later known as '''iGware''') was a company that helped Nintendo with network services, the Wii's [[IOS]], device management, and more. It was launched in April 2000 (probably April 13, 2000, the day that [[AiLive]] was launched). The company merged with Acer Cloud Computing in 2011 with a $320 million deal. It was founded by a Chinese-American person named Wei Yen. BroadOn was a privately held startup company, with 50 employees at its peak.
'''BroadOn''' (formerly known as '''RouteFree''' and later known as '''iGware''') was a company that helped Nintendo with network services, the Wii's [[IOS]], device management, and more. It was launched in April 2000 (probably April 13, 2000, the day that [[AiLive]] was launched). The company merged with Acer Cloud Computing in 2011 with a $320 million deal. It was founded by a Chinese-American entrepreneur named Wei Yen. BroadOn was a privately held startup company, with 50 employees at its peak.
Not much is known about the company, but it's where a lot of development for Nintendo's console features took place. The company didn't have a quality assurance team. We have gathered data from their employees' LinkedIn profiles. Their office was originally in Palo Alto, California (which is now used as the offices for Nest, a company that makes thermostats, smoke detectors, etc.) and then moved to Mountain View, California (which is now used for a school owned by Khan Academy called [https://khanlabschool.org/ Khan Lab School]).
Not much is known about the company, but it's where a lot of development for Nintendo's console features took place. The company didn't have a quality assurance team. We have gathered data from their employees' LinkedIn profiles. Their office was originally in Palo Alto, California (which is now used as the offices for Nest, a company that makes thermostats, smoke detectors, etc.) and then moved to Mountain View, California (which is now used for a school owned by Khan Academy called [https://khanlabschool.org/ Khan Lab School]).
