alt Hacker NewsARM's failed lawsuit with Qualcomm revealed these same ambitions, albeit in a much more negative light: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42475228
After following that drama, it's difficult to see ARM as anything but a greedy profiteer.
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lysace • today at 7:11 AM
> it's difficult to see ARM as anything but a greedy profiteer.
Keep in mind that Apple is the other party in this interaction. Pot, Kettle, Black, etc.
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onion2k • today at 7:09 AM
it's difficult to see ARM as anything but a greedy profiteer
Welcome to Capitalism. It's not perfect but it's the best we've got.
Maybe they're greedy or maybe they see the long game is that their architecture licensing business is in serious jeopardy from RISCV. So, if you can't beat em, join em.
Maybe they'll eventually make their own RV core designs too.