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Doesn't this mean Qualcomm should be doing splendidly? But its not[1] :(. What gives? [1] http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/17/Qualcomm-layoffs
by pj_mukh 11y ago
Doesn't this mean Qualcomm should be doing splendidly? But its not[1] :(. What gives?
[1] http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/17/Qualcomm-layoffs-workers-samsung-cost-cutting/ http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/17/Qualcom...
- wmf 11y agoDisruption theory predicts that mobile SoCs will be more profitable than PC processors at some point in the future and by that point it will be too late for Intel/AMD to start the transition. But it's hard to predict when that point will be and it may never happen because disruption theory isn't always right.
- mtgx 11y agoQualcomm did poorly last year, because of its failed Snapdragon 810 chip. It lost a ton of sales. Otherwise Qualcomm was and still is dominant in the mobile chip market with close to 50% market share.
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- Grazester 11y agoYep, those things were throttling like mad due to heat issues and performance was not on par with its competition, the A9 and the Exynos processors.