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> Arm wants to stop charging chip vendors to make Arm chips, and instead wants to charge device makers—especially smartphone manufacturers—a fee based on the ov
by tromp 4y ago
> Arm wants to stop charging chip vendors to make Arm chips, and instead wants to charge device makers—especially smartphone manufacturers—a fee based on the overall price of the final product.
Device maker: I'd like to buy some ARMs please.
Arm: for what final product?
Device maker: none of your business.
Arm: we're making it our business. Tell or get lost.
Device maker: if you must know, we put them in our Mars rocket...
- jjoonathan 4y agoRISCV to the moooooon!
- jmyeet 4y agoThis is the long-standing joke with enterprise software. Company: how much money does your product cost? Seller: how much money do you have?