It's strange seeing "kills" and "Android" in the same sentence without any mention of "Google".
this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2023
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Android makers apparently have expressed an preference to use “standards-based solutions” rather than Qualcomm’s proprietary solution.
So Verizon got burned by Qualcomm's CDMA patents once too many.
Huh, that was quick. Seems like manufacturers weren't cooperating, and then T-Mobile announced the Starlink partnership. Maybe they realized they just couldn't compete with that, so they pulled the plug.
Oh well, I for one was nervous about another Qualcomm proprietary thing becoming the standard; we've had quite enough of their anti-competitive bullshit recently. As evidenced by Apple absolutely spanking Qualcomm with their A-series chips' power efficiency for several years now. Embarassing time to be an Android fanboy.
Qualcomm makes chips and Android is an operating system, dude. I don't know any Qualcomm fanboys
Right, and they've had a near monopoly on US Android phones for like two decades now. In processors and modems. They've gotten fucking lazy, and they're holding Android back.
I still don't get your comment about it being embarrassing to be an android fanboy
Must not have seen Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 then. iOS is still years behind in software, and it's not even a competition. https://www.androidauthority.com/snapdragon-8-gen-3-vs-apple-a17-pro-3383666/