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ARM isn't Chinese IP. Its not theirs, its licensed from ARM Holdings which is a UK company.

Android is a American open source project. That's not chinese either and they sure as hell can't just get off Windows for Android, yet, if ever. They need a usable desktop OS.

No one is doubting their ability to copy and refine in a limited fashion, but their homegrown attempts have all been massive failures.




> ARM isn't Chinese IP. Its not theirs, its licensed from ARM Holdings which is a UK company.

The CPU is only one very small part of a chipset. The overall SoC is far more important.

And of course any company that has an Architectural Licence just has to make something that is compatible with ARM. (Although I don't see any of the lower cost SoC manufactures doing this anytime soon!)




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