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dozerly • today at 9:29 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

No corporations would enter an agreement that is pro-competition, doesn’t make sense. That’s where government needs to step up and provide some value


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AlanYx • today at 9:36 AM

It's a hard area for the government to navigate because IP is designed to confer monopoly power. As long as Qualcomm walks a careful line on licensing costs/behaviour, they probably think the risk of being the target of antitrust sanctions is limited or manageable.

Consumers will likely pay incrementally higher prices though.