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Re:Google developing own CPUs for Chromebook laptops by Cyph0n on Saturday October 02, 2021 @05:06PM (#28732092)
It’s called an architectural license. There are a few publicly announced license holders, including Apple and Qualcomm. Refer to the Arm wiki page for a list.

Probably outdated article on this: https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/finance/arm-...

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Re:Google developing own CPUs for Chromebook laptops by klelatti on Saturday October 02, 2021 @05:11PM (#28732122)
> Companies can also obtain an ARM architectural licence for designing their own CPU cores using the ARM instruction sets. These cores must comply fully with the ARM architecture. (Wikipedia)

That's not going 'hog wild'!

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