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Re:Remotely Compromising Android and iOS via a bug in Broadc... by freyir on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @09:45PM (#14862004)
Every wifi chipset has working drivers

Every existing Wi-Fi chipset has working drivers. A startup begins from scratch, which is one more barrier to entry.

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Re:Remotely Compromising Android and iOS via a bug in Broadc... by justbuchanan on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @10:11PM (#14862140)
True, but there are many open-source wi-fi drivers out there already. Unless broadcom's implementation is something out of the ordinary, releasing their driver doesn't really change the game.
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Re:Remotely Compromising Android and iOS via a bug in Broadc... by cyphar on Thursday July 27, 2017 @02:11AM (#14863022)
And experience with Broadcom's wireless drivers (and NFC chips) tells me that the only thing extraordinary about them is how awful and limited they are.
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