buckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 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-square212fedilinkarrow-up1753arrow-down18 cross-posted to: linustechtips@lemmit.online
arrow-up1745arrow-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 · 30 days agomessage-square212fedilink cross-posted to: linustechtips@lemmit.online
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·29 days agoCopyrights and patents
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·29 days agoThat’s not a government enforced monopoly. A government enforced monopoly means nobody else is allowed in the market. Like utility companies.
minus-squareOvershoot2648@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·29 days agoLots of Utilities are consumer cooperatives which is funnily enough Socialist, but the people working there wouldn’t like to hear that.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-229 days agoNobody else is allowed to sell these phones without licenses
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·29 days agoBut they can sell phones.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·29 days agoThat’s called “monopolistic competition”. They can’t sell the same phone they were already making.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·29 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-up1arrow-down2·29 days agoPerhaps I should sell some without a license.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·29 days agoOkay? The company will be the one to enforce their license.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·29 days agoI didn’t agree to their license.
minus-squarebamfic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·29 days agoLol copyrights and patents are capitalism
Copyrights and patents
That’s not a government enforced monopoly. A government enforced monopoly means nobody else is allowed in the market. Like utility companies.
Lots of Utilities are consumer cooperatives which is funnily enough Socialist, but the people working there wouldn’t like to hear that.
Nobody else is allowed to sell these phones without licenses
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.
Lol copyrights and patents are capitalism
I agree