buckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square210fedilinkarrow-up1757 cross-posted to: linustechtips@lemmit.online
arrow-up1757external-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 year agomessage-square210fedilink cross-posted to: linustechtips@lemmit.online
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·1 year 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-up25·1 year 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-up11·1 year 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-up10·1 year agoThey would need a new core design
minus-squareSaltySalamander@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year 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?