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Because the nature of this acquisition is completely different. SoftBank left Arm mostly alone; i.e. brand survived, all offices survived, etc. If this deal goe
by wAYshzRtw 6y ago
Because the nature of this acquisition is completely different. SoftBank left Arm mostly alone; i.e. brand survived, all offices survived, etc. If this deal goes through, Arm will get fully integrated into Nvidia. There won't be an "Arm" anymore.
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- bserge 6y agoIs that how it would be? So, like AMD and ATi? Damn, that's kind of sad.
- michaelt 6y agoWho can say? But the British government has experience, from the Kraft purchase of Cadbury, that even if the buyers promise to keep jobs in the UK and product quality high, once the deal goes through they can renege on those promises instantly with no negative consequences.
- toyg 6y agoI reckon all Western countries have gone through some sort of experience of this. Corporations will do the deal, reap the rewards, and next week or next year they’ll just do as they please - because the concept of honour is too human to be expected of an artificial construct.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoShouod make them sign a EULA styke agrement where you could loose what you bought at any time without getting your money or data back.
- phendrenad2 6y agoIt's always funny when economic policy is called "national security". Really makes you think.
- wAYshzRtw 6y agoYes, that's the plan.