ARM: Can 'crown jewel' of UK technology be protected?

Re:ARM: Can 'crown jewel' of UK technology be protected? by Spooky23 on Monday September 14, 2020 @02:28PM (#24473418)

A: No.

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Re:ARM: Can 'crown jewel' of UK technology be protected? by fluffything on Monday September 14, 2020 @02:44PM (#24473586)

Of course it can?

Just buy it from Softbank at over 40bn$.

"It's as simple as that".

What the choosing beggars want, however, is getting ARM back from Softbank for free. After Softbank paid 32bn$ for it. And there you are right, ain't gonna happen.

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Re:ARM: Can 'crown jewel' of UK technology be protected? by primrose on Monday September 14, 2020 @02:55PM (#24473733)

I'm not so sure UK politicians would know what to do with a complicated tech company.

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Re:ARM: Can 'crown jewel' of UK technology be protected? by dimitrios1 on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:00PM (#24473795)

The answer is leave it the f___ alone. Why do people think politicians need to do anything?

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Re:ARM: Can 'crown jewel' of UK technology be protected? by sasum on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:08PM (#24473878)

Because we live in a world where governments use their power to prop up certain companies, giving them a competitive advantage.

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Re:ARM: Can 'crown jewel' of UK technology be protected? by QuesnayJr on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:32PM (#24474145)

If they're serious about it, they could buy it to IPO it later.

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