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Well certainly, but in this case the motivation is anticompetitive.
by hahainternet 13y ago
Well certainly, but in this case the motivation is anticompetitive.
- alexeisadeski3 13y agoOr procompetitive, depending on one's outlook.
- hahainternet 13y agoI fail to see how keeping secrets can be procompetitive. The existence of a larger barrier to entry surely prevents competition.
- alexeisadeski3 13y agoIt rewards success and thus incentivizes more competition.
- bestham 13y agoWell, in this particular case I agree. Its unlikley that you will make your own ARM SOC or blobs because the Snapdragon blobs are unavalible to you. But one can see the secrets as an anti-feature and choose an alternative supplier that is less secret. While Google / Asus didnt the end users might.
- hahainternet 13y agoAh I see you're saying that keeping secrets may motivate clients to pick someone other than you, and potentially increase competitiveness if the market presence of 'secret keepers' is minimal. I think it's pretty tricky to consider that a real 'effect', as if the alternative companies kept secrets then it would be just as bad.