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-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·2 months agoCopyrights and patents
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 months 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-up5·2 months 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-22 months agoNobody else is allowed to sell these phones without licenses
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoBut they can sell phones.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoThat’s called “monopolistic competition”. They can’t sell the same phone they were already making.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months 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-down2·2 months agoPerhaps I should sell some without a license.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoOkay? The company will be the one to enforce their license.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·2 months agoI didn’t agree to their license.
minus-squarebamfic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·2 months 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