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Apple singlehandedly making multibillion dollar chip deals that make or break companies isn't "free market" for anyone but Apple.
by soup10 7y ago
Apple singlehandedly making multibillion dollar chip deals that make or break companies isn't "free market" for anyone but Apple.
- jsgo 7y agoThat isn’t really fair to Apple (or long game, Intel) though. That basically says that it is in Apple’s best interest to never deal with Intel because in doing so, Intel becomes dependent upon them. If they would’ve remained with Qualcomm from day one, Intel’s shortcomings in mobile (iirc, Intel and Windows Phone tried to pair up a bit) could never be blamed on Apple. That arrangement may work totally for Qualcomm and somewhat for Apple, but it’d be devastating for Intel.
- JoachimSchipper 7y agoThat’s not a commodity market, but there’s still plenty of economic freedom?