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Re:GlobalFoundries joins Google’s open source silicon initia... by scarface74 on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @05:51PM (#32337017)
Don’t be too impressed. Every company is interested in “opening things up” when it’s to their competitive advantage.

You notice that “open” Android is increasingly dependent on closed source “Google Play Services” and Google uses the closed source parts to beat OEMs into submission?

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Re:GlobalFoundries joins Google’s open source silicon initia... by matheusmoreira on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @07:52PM (#32337785)
Not to mention the fact they provide hardware attestation to apps which will enable them to lock out rooted phones.
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