buckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day 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-square173fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 1 day agomessage-square173fedilink
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 hours agoCopyrights and patents
minus-squarebamfic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 hours agoLol copyrights and patents are capitalism
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 hours agoThat’s not a government enforced monopoly. A government enforced monopoly means nobody else is allowed in the market. Like utility companies.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-220 hours agoNobody else is allowed to sell these phones without licenses
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·19 hours agoThat’s called “monopolistic competition”. They can’t sell the same phone they were already making.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 hours 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-up0·16 hours agoPerhaps I should sell some without a license.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 hours agoOkay? The company will be the one to enforce their license.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 hours agoI didn’t agree to their license.
minus-squareOvershoot2648@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 hours agoLots of Utilities are consumer cooperatives which is funnily enough Socialist, but the people working there wouldn’t like to hear that.
Copyrights and patents
Lol copyrights and patents are capitalism
I agree
That’s not a government enforced monopoly. A government enforced monopoly means nobody else is allowed in the market. Like utility companies.
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.
Lots of Utilities are consumer cooperatives which is funnily enough Socialist, but the people working there wouldn’t like to hear that.