REPORT: Arm is sensationally canceling the license that allowed Qualcomm to make Snapdragon chips which power everything from Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tablets
REPORT: Arm is sensationally canceling the license that allowed Qualcomm to make Snapdragon chips which power everything from Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tablets
The license cancellation could massively disrupt the Arm PC, AI, and smartphone market.
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But they can sell phones.
2 1 ReplyThat's called "monopolistic competition". They can't sell the same phone they were already making.
2 0 ReplyYes. I'm not saying it's not monopolistic behavior. I'm saying it's not a government sanctioned monopoly.
2 1 ReplyPerhaps I should sell some without a license.
1 1 ReplyOkay? The company will be the one to enforce their license.
2 1 ReplyI didn't agree to their license.
1 2 ReplyJust stop. This is the same bad faith rabbit hole libertarians use to say the government is all violence, from safety codes to taxes.
1 0 ReplyBut that's not criminal. That's civil. That's no different than a contract dispute. It's not government enforced, but it may be government mediated.
You could disobey a civil summons....but that's a different issue.
3 1 ReplyCivil law created and enforced by the goverment is goverment sanctioned. And FYI it is also criminal, you can go to goverment-sanctioned private prison for it.
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