ARM: The Non-Evil Monopolist

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Posted by michael on Friday July 9, 2004 @09:02PM from the there's-a-slogan-for-you dept.

yootje writes "ZDNet is running an article about ARM, a chip-maker who controls more than 80% of the cell phone market and 40% of the digital camera market. ARM shipped 780,000,000 processors last year. ZDNet finds it strange that no one seems to have anything against this company. And maybe it is strange: according to the article many would say ARM is a monopolist, but you never hear anyone say 'ARM sucks!'. But then again, why would they?"

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Re:When did success become by King_of_Prussia · 2004-07-09 21:28 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Come on, that's just not cricket. Will somebody with mod points mod this down before the spambots get to it?

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Re:When did success become by df3rry · 2004-07-09 21:39 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Hmmm could u spare one for me? dferry AT OBFUSCATED EMAIL ctv DOT es
Re:When did success become by binkzz · 2004-07-09 21:40 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Could I request one at all?

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Why was this modded down? by mark99 · 2004-07-09 21:43 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Can't slashdot readers take critisim and self-reflection? He is only stating facts.

It is easier to critise than to construct, and many in this forum are guilty of that.

PS, You can send me one of those gmail thingees if you have any left (mark99 aaattt gmx dot net)
Re:When did success become by passionplay · 2004-07-09 21:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Please send me one invite. passionplay at hotmail dot com
Re:When did success become by rpbailey1642 · 2004-07-09 22:00 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I'd like a gmail invite, please. robert UNDERSCORE pratt AT hotpop DOT com.
Re:When did success become by AndyChrist · 2004-07-09 22:07 · Score: 0, Offtopic

It becomes something to hold against someone when they start using that success to prevent others from succeeding. (As opposed to using the skills and effort that led to their original success to prevent others from succeeding.)
Re:When did success become by philoxigen · 2004-07-09 22:34 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Looks like I'm to late 4 this , but try anyway!! pglennon at mailcity dot com. Thanx P
Re:I can't believe so many fell for this fraudster by thesp · 2004-07-10 00:13 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Well, if others had set up (as I did) an address purely for testing this hypothesis, they would have been in the same infinite return-per-unit-risk bucket I was. Mailexpire, which I use, is very handy for all this sort of thing (obtaining the GBP10 coupon if you subscribe to a newsletter, etc, etc).
Re:Because it was part invented by a lady by blue_adept · 2004-07-10 03:46 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I don't like the idea of referring to men as "she", any more that I like the idea of referring to apples as oranges or to morons as geniuses (or vice versa). If you have the Y chromosome, you are a HE... no amount of makeup, lipstick, or surgery will change that, imo. Parent was modded as a troll due to PC.

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