buckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前REPORT: Arm is sensationally canceling the license that allowed Qualcomm to make Snapdragon chips which power everything from Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tabletswww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square196linkfedilinkarrow-up1756arrow-down19
arrow-up1747arrow-down1external-linkREPORT: Arm is sensationally canceling the license that allowed Qualcomm to make Snapdragon chips which power everything from Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tabletswww.windowscentral.combuckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square196linkfedilink
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 年前That’s not a government enforced monopoly. A government enforced monopoly means nobody else is allowed in the market. Like utility companies.
minus-squareOvershoot2648@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 年前Lots of Utilities are consumer cooperatives which is funnily enough Socialist, but the people working there wouldn’t like to hear that.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-22 年前Nobody else is allowed to sell these phones without licenses
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 年前That’s called “monopolistic competition”. They can’t sell the same phone they were already making.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 年前Yes. I’m not saying it’s not monopolistic behavior. I’m saying it’s not a government sanctioned monopoly.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 年前Perhaps I should sell some without a license.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 年前Okay? The company will be the one to enforce their license.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·2 年前I didn’t agree to their license.
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-22 年前But that’s not criminal. That’s civil. That’s no different than a contract dispute. It’s not government enforced, but it may be government mediated. You could disobey a civil summons…but that’s a different issue.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 年前Just stop. This is the same bad faith rabbit hole libertarians use to say the government is all violence, from safety codes to taxes.
That’s not a government enforced monopoly. A government enforced monopoly means nobody else is allowed in the market. Like utility companies.
Lots of Utilities are consumer cooperatives which is funnily enough Socialist, but the people working there wouldn’t like to hear that.
Nobody else is allowed to sell these phones without licenses
But they can sell phones.
That’s called “monopolistic competition”. They can’t sell the same phone they were already making.
Yes. I’m not saying it’s not monopolistic behavior. I’m saying it’s not a government sanctioned monopoly.
Perhaps I should sell some without a license.
Okay? The company will be the one to enforce their license.
I didn’t agree to their license.
But that’s not criminal. That’s civil. That’s no different than a contract dispute. It’s not government enforced, but it may be government mediated.
You could disobey a civil summons…but that’s a different issue.
Just stop. This is the same bad faith rabbit hole libertarians use to say the government is all violence, from safety codes to taxes.
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