External is specifically why I'm concerned. Could be good if well managed. Could be terrible if someone sought to strangle and control the market.
Oh, you want the 128GB version? Not made, get bent. Oh you want the 32GB version, that's a $1000 premium.
These are two different market segments which could become one. Right now there is competition in both the CPU and memory segments. Combine them, who will compete? Now everyone has to pay both sets of royalties and it further reduces competition.
External is specifically why I'm concerned. Could be good if well managed. Could be terrible if someone sought to strangle and control the market.
Oh, you want the 128GB version? Not made, get bent. Oh you want the 32GB version, that's a $1000 premium.
These are two different market segments which could become one. Right now there is competition in both the CPU and memory segments. Combine them, who will compete? Now everyone has to pay both sets of royalties and it further reduces competition.
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