alt Hacker NewsNo corporations would enter an agreement that is pro-competition, doesn’t make sense. That’s where government needs to step up and provide some value
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soulofmischief • yesterday at 4:38 PM
You are the government. How are you planning to step up?
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It's a hard area for the government to navigate because IP is designed to confer monopoly power. As long as Qualcomm walks a careful line on licensing costs/behaviour, they probably think the risk of being the target of antitrust sanctions is limited or manageable.
Consumers will likely pay incrementally higher prices though.