In related news, Qualcomm seems to be shutting down its Centriq division, which China announces its own similar chips. Coincidence? https://www.theinformation.

In related news, Qualcomm seems to be shutting down its Centriq division, which China announces its own similar chips. Coincidence? https://www.theinformation.com/articles/qualcomm-lays-off-269-employees-in-data-center-business https://www.theinformation.com/articles/qualcomm-lays-off-26...? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/12/10/qualcomm_layoffs/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/12/10/qualcomm_layoffs/ AMD made the same "devil's deal" with China, essentially giving away their IP for a small price. It's interesting how China is now basically telling foreign companies "We'll just take your IP and make your product ourselves here. Here take some change for it." I can only imagine this type of "deal" will continue to be made with other companies in the coming years. https://www.eweek.com/servers/china-s-hygon-unveils-x86-processors-based-on-amd-s-epyc-server-chip https://www.eweek.com/servers/china-s-hygon-unveils-x86-proc...