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minus-squareThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down7·15 hours agoIt’s not free you know. Yes, the software doesn’t cost anything but the chipset is supplied by a single manufacturer Qualcomm and costs a bomb.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 hours agoThere’s more than just Qualcomm in the ARM market. Also, so what? Do you think the cars are currently sold at a loss? They profit on each car sold, and that includes the infotainment.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 hours agoYou can’t run it on a Mediatek or a Rokchip or whatever?
It’s not free you know.
Yes, the software doesn’t cost anything but the chipset is supplied by a single manufacturer Qualcomm and costs a bomb.
There’s more than just Qualcomm in the ARM market.
Also, so what? Do you think the cars are currently sold at a loss? They profit on each car sold, and that includes the infotainment.
You can’t run it on a Mediatek or a Rokchip or whatever?