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Wasn't it Google's fault anyway. Without a stable ABI, updates will require SoC vendor involvement, which is a limited time affair.
by mavendependency 9y ago
Wasn't it Google's fault anyway. Without a stable ABI, updates will require SoC vendor involvement, which is a limited time affair.
- pjmlp 9y agoThat is what contracts are for.
- vetinari 9y agoSo a Qualcomm refuses to sign such a contract. What are going to do, use Mediatek for your flagship? On the Porters five forces scheme of things, the SoC vendors have much better bargaing power than device makers.
- pjmlp 9y agoThere is a free market out there. Long time ago, people also though ARM was going to close doors. If Qualcomm refuses, other would gladly do and eventually become good enough for Qualcomm to either change their mind or become irrelevant.
- mavendependency 9y agoTalent and IP are in extremely limited supply. Your alternatives are mediatek and spreadtrum.
- pjmlp 9y agoSo be it. The majority of my devices don't have Qualcomm.