buckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-square205fedilinkarrow-up1741arrow-down18
arrow-up1733arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square205fedilink
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down6·2 months agoDo you know how much money you have to pay to make a RISC V chip? Even less than that, since it’s free
minus-squarePetter1@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 months agoDevelopment is never free, especially, if you have to build new knowhow and can not build upon the one they have built at development of ARM chips.
minus-squaremannycalavera@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoIf it’s that’s easy / cheap then why have they not? This is a big ol’ game of bluff from both sides. So, according to you, Qualcomm should call their bluff?
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoThey would need a new core design
minus-squareSaltySalamander@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoWonder how long that’d take, hmm?
Do you know how much money you have to pay to make a RISC V chip? Even less than that, since it’s free
Development is never free, especially, if you have to build new knowhow and can not build upon the one they have built at development of ARM chips.
If it’s that’s easy / cheap then why have they not?
This is a big ol’ game of bluff from both sides. So, according to you, Qualcomm should call their bluff?
They would need a new core design
Wonder how long that’d take, hmm?