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Can someone comment on the implications of this for Google, Apple and Microsoft if such a thing happens? All major software companies in the non-pc space are mo
by nonane 16y ago
Can someone comment on the implications of this for Google, Apple and Microsoft if such a thing happens? All major software companies in the non-pc space are mostly dependent on ARM.
- joezydeco 16y agoIt all comes down to the royalties ARM will charge the chipmakers. If the price of a TI OMAP or Freescale i.MX jumps 100%, that seriously hurts the price of phones and netbooks. Google, Apple, and Microsoft really don't get hurt on the software end, just the hardware pricing end.
- timthorn 16y agoARM's average royalty per chip is currently around 4.5c. http://www.arm.com/about/newsroom/arm-holdings-plc-reports-second-quarter-half-year-results-30-june-2010.php http://www.arm.com/about/newsroom/arm-holdings-plc-reports-s... Of course, that's a blend of the royalty for all their cores, but at that level a 100% hike won't have a material effect on a $400 smartphone, even with 2.6 cores/phone (again, average from above source).