buckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agoREPORT: Arm is sensationally canceling the license that allowed Qualcomm to make Snapdragon chips which power everything from Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tabletswww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square150fedilinkarrow-up1606arrow-down16
arrow-up1600arrow-down1external-linkREPORT: Arm is sensationally canceling the license that allowed Qualcomm to make Snapdragon chips which power everything from Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tabletswww.windowscentral.combuckbanzai@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square150fedilink
minus-squareludlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoBeing free to innovate and keep your own ideas to yourself sounds like it should be part of the free market though. Forcing people to disclose their (mental) secrets seems bizarre.
minus-squarebarsoaplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·3 hours agoI’m not arguing for any policies, just explaining what would be necessary to make the theoretical model of the free market a reality in actual reality: It assumes perfect information and perfectly rational actors, it’s a tall order.
Being free to innovate and keep your own ideas to yourself sounds like it should be part of the free market though.
Forcing people to disclose their (mental) secrets seems bizarre.
I’m not arguing for any policies, just explaining what would be necessary to make the theoretical model of the free market a reality in actual reality: It assumes perfect information and perfectly rational actors, it’s a tall order.
What definition are you going by?