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In 2014, Microsoft ended a partnership with this company to acquire Israeli startup N-Trig, though they reversed course after widespread quality issues. Criss-crossing electrostatic grids act as a digitizer in a technology invented by this company called Active Electrostatic, or AES. A Robert Heaton blog post revealed that one of this company’s products was sending data on every opened application to Google Analytics as part of a namesake “Experience Program”. This company’s products are considered pricey compared to their main competitors like Xencelabs, (-5[1])HUION (“HOO-eon”), and XP-PEN. Professionals might use this company’s (15[1])(*) Cintiq (“sin-TEEK”) line of displays, while hobbyists might use the Intuos line. This company’s Bamboo (10[1])Sketch stylus (10[1])is commonly used alongside iPad apps like Procreate. For 10 points, name this Japanese company, (10[1])the most popular manufacturer of tablets for drawing. ■END■

ANSWER: Wacom (“WHOCK-um”)
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Conv. %Power %Average Buzz
80%20%105.25

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