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https://www.androidcentral.com/huawei-faces-another-huge-blow-arm-cuts-ties-chinese-brand
The fact is every single phone manufacturer relies on ARM. And to this day, noone expected something like this is even possible. ARM showing a middlefinger to someone just because.
In other words, any company in phones businees can suffer on any Trump's whim.
Will Huawei die off after this? Who knows and in fact it doesn't even matter. Instead, I'm expecting phone manufacturers forming their own processors manufacturer as even with expensive development it's less risky than doing business with companies where CEO is de facto Trump. I'm saying this will most probably result in everyone and their mother cutting ties with ARM which will then die off itself due to, not sure how to call it. "racism" maybe?
Your thoughts?
What am I trying to say here. I don't use Huawei phone nor planned to, but this move can easily backfire.Huawei faces another huge blow as ARM cuts ties with the Chinese brand
ARM technology is at the foundation of Huawei's Kirin chipsets.
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Google pulling its Android license is undoubtedly going to hurt Huawei, but it doesn't prevent Huawei from making a phone altogether. In fact, all Huawei phones sold in China do not have any Google services installed, and the Chinese manufacturer is set to roll out its own alternative to Android sometime later this year.
However, that will not be possible if Huawei loses ARM as a partner. The move will effectively kill Huawei's smartphone business altogether, as it just does not have the know-how to design its own processors. Even Samsung — which has its own foundry — relies heavily on ARM for processor designs. Huawei is said to be working on the successor to the Kirin 980 — dubbed the Kirin 985 — but it's unlikely if work will proceed without ARM's signoff.
The fact is every single phone manufacturer relies on ARM. And to this day, noone expected something like this is even possible. ARM showing a middlefinger to someone just because.
In other words, any company in phones businees can suffer on any Trump's whim.
Will Huawei die off after this? Who knows and in fact it doesn't even matter. Instead, I'm expecting phone manufacturers forming their own processors manufacturer as even with expensive development it's less risky than doing business with companies where CEO is de facto Trump. I'm saying this will most probably result in everyone and their mother cutting ties with ARM which will then die off itself due to, not sure how to call it. "racism" maybe?
Your thoughts?
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