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Re:Smartphones with Qualcomm Chip Share Private Information ... by amelius on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @01:43PM (#35704005)
Just imagine what would happen if Qualcomm had a Chinese owner.
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Re:Smartphones with Qualcomm Chip Share Private Information ... by matmann2001 on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @03:48PM (#35705699)
It almost did. There was a hostile takeover bid from Broadcom a few years back, and the US gov intervened to block it.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-m-a-broadcom-tim...

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Re:Smartphones with Qualcomm Chip Share Private Information ... by ignoramous on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @05:59PM (#35707278)
I see the Anglosphere has moved from being terrorized by the Middle East to China now.
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