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Re:Google developing own CPUs for Chromebook laptops by sova on Saturday October 02, 2021 @07:33PM (#28733149)
>Squeezed too much profit from the market.

And what should they have done instead? Is it up to companies themselves to forge their own competition? Or did you snooze at the opportunity.

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Re:Google developing own CPUs for Chromebook laptops by vanilla_nut on Saturday October 02, 2021 @10:15PM (#28733963)
Qualcomm used its modem patents and licensing terms to strongarm companies into purchasing modems and CPUs together (since buying just a modem or just a CPU ended up costing nearly as much). That kind of behavior pushes companies to find alternatives and reduces choice in the market.
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