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Hope for? That's nothing more than the formation of a rent-seeking cartel. It's decidedly not better for any small newcomer that wants to make a smartphone whos
by noonespecial 17y ago
Hope for? That's nothing more than the formation of a rent-seeking cartel. It's decidedly not better for any small newcomer that wants to make a smartphone whos not in the cartel.
Its the exact opposite of competing on the merits of their respective products. Its attempting to never have to do so again.
- megablast 17y agoIt is called a cross-licensing deal. It is what Intel/AMD have, plus 1000s of other companies. If you are a newcomer, you are probably going to get HTC or some other company with a deal like this to make it for you. But yes, it does make it hard to get into. Notice Dell and Apple have managed to get into this space in the last few years, so not impossible.