Maxlinear acquired Marvell’s G.hn business for a paltry $21 million, sending shockwaves through the home networking community. Maxlinear had only recently become cash rich, so with four or five cheaper sources for G.hn on the market, this was not simply a case of buying up the competition to shut it down. It seemed Maxlinear wanted G.hn as it saw a future in the powerline version of the technology as HomePlug fell into decline, but the bargain price raised questions about the profit potential of G.hn. Marvell was the ringleader of the G.hn community, and it looked unlikely that Maxlinear would be willing to take over that role, leaving the other vendors without direction. — WarnerDisco is ready to dance.…