buckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoREPORT: 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 tabletswww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1574arrow-down17
arrow-up1567arrow-down1external-linkREPORT: 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 tabletswww.windowscentral.combuckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoThat’s called “monopolistic competition”. They can’t sell the same phone they were already making.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoYes. I’m not saying it’s not monopolistic behavior. I’m saying it’s not a government sanctioned monopoly.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoPerhaps I should sell some without a license.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoOkay? The company will be the one to enforce their license.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoI didn’t agree to their license.
But they can sell phones.
That’s called “monopolistic competition”. They can’t sell the same phone they were already making.
Yes. I’m not saying it’s not monopolistic behavior. I’m saying it’s not a government sanctioned monopoly.
Perhaps I should sell some without a license.
Okay? The company will be the one to enforce their license.
I didn’t agree to their license.