Treble: A modular base for Android

Re:Treble: A modular base for Android by vetinari on Saturday May 13, 2017 @11:02AM (#14331305)

So a Qualcomm refuses to sign such a contract. What are going to do, use Mediatek for your flagship?

On the Porters five forces scheme of things, the SoC vendors have much better bargaing power than device makers.

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Re:Treble: A modular base for Android by pjmlp on Saturday May 13, 2017 @12:52PM (#14331823)

There is a free market out there.

Long time ago, people also though ARM was going to close doors.

If Qualcomm refuses, other would gladly do and eventually become good enough for Qualcomm to either change their mind or become irrelevant.

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Re:Treble: A modular base for Android by mavendependency on Saturday May 13, 2017 @10:21PM (#14333928)

Talent and IP are in extremely limited supply. Your alternatives are mediatek and spreadtrum.

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Re:Treble: A modular base for Android by pjmlp on Sunday May 14, 2017 @01:48AM (#14334429)

So be it.

The majority of my devices don't have Qualcomm.

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