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SoftBank owns ARM, with a pending sale to Nvidia. I doubt owning the Acorn trademarks and back catalog has any effect on that relationship.
by deaddodo 6y ago
SoftBank owns ARM, with a pending sale to Nvidia. I doubt owning the Acorn trademarks and back catalog has any effect on that relationship.
- monocasa 6y agoSoftBank is very hands off, and the sale to Nvidia appears to be kaput.
- M2Ys4U 6y agoApple has a perpetual royalty-free license as a result of being an ARM co-founder. It wouldn't be too surprising is Acorn had the same arrangement.
- deaddodo 6y agoI think you're mixing ARM up with PPC. The AIM alliance was Apple/IBM/Motorola and granted them access to the tech. Apple pays ARM for an architectural license, just like any other company.
- M2Ys4U 6y agoNo, I meant ARM. ARM was created as a joint venture between Apple, Acorn and VLSI.
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