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Re:The Secret Behind Qualcomm's Margins? Patents by Scoundreller on Monday December 11, 2023 @07:32PM (#38607526)
When was that? They had naming rights to a Major League Baseball & football stadium from ‘97 to 2017. Maybe good for recruitment but seemingly pointless on the consumer side to maintain the contract:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Stadium

But I get it that in sports, sometimes the big cheques are written because you can.

Re:The Secret Behind Qualcomm's Margins? Patents by fbdab103 on Monday December 11, 2023 @10:30PM (#38609052)
>Also in 1997, the facility was renamed Qualcomm Stadium after Qualcomm Corporation paid $18 million for the naming rights.[8] The naming rights belonged to Qualcomm until 2017, after which the rights were purchased by San Diego County Credit Union.

Surprisingly cheap! Not that I think it is a good use of money, but less ostentatious than I expected.

Re:The Secret Behind Qualcomm's Margins? Patents by londons_explore on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @12:49AM (#38623213)
I assume naming rights would cost a certain amount per year.... Not be something you can buy and then potentially resell later for more money.
Re:The Secret Behind Qualcomm's Margins? Patents by Scoundreller on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:56AM (#38623597)
Pretty sure most sponsors would include an exit clause just in case. Sure there would be penalties, but if the stadium can re-lease for more, they should play ball.