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They already did that with SQ1 and SQ2. They collaborated with Qualcomm on this.

Also, the main motivation is the cost. Any other vendor would want the highest profit out of their design.

I understand the reasons, but I believe it is likely bad for the industry overall. Soon we'll have Apple, Microsoft and Google chips instead of AMD, Intel and Qualcomm chips; and they can leverage them to lock people even more into their walled garden ecosystems. That is a big worry to me, that feels like going backwards.

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