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|Description=Qualcomm Incorporated is a major fabless semiconductor manufacturer, famous for its Snapdragon line of System-on-Chips (SoC) targeted towards mobile phones, tablets, laptops among other types of devices. It also manufactures other components of mobile devices and telecommunication hardware including cellular modems, WiFi/Bluetooth chips and power management ICs. | |Description=Qualcomm Incorporated is a major fabless semiconductor manufacturer, famous for its Snapdragon line of System-on-Chips (SoC) targeted towards mobile phones, tablets, laptops among other types of devices. It also manufactures other components of mobile devices and telecommunication hardware including cellular modems, WiFi/Bluetooth chips and power management ICs. | ||
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[[wikipedia:Qualcomm|'''Qualcomm Incorporated''']] is a major fabless semiconductor manufacturer, famous for its [[wikipedia:Qualcomm_Snapdragon|Snapdragon]] line of | [[wikipedia:Qualcomm|'''Qualcomm Incorporated''']] is a major fabless semiconductor manufacturer, famous for its [[wikipedia:Qualcomm_Snapdragon|Snapdragon]] line of {{Wplink|system on a chip}} (SoC) targeted towards mobile phones, tablets, laptops among other types of devices. It also manufactures other components of mobile devices and telecommunication hardware including cellular modems, WiFi/Bluetooth chips and power management ICs. | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
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*'''Market Control:''' Dominates in high-end mobile chips with indirect competition from [[Apple]] and [[Samsung]]. Higher competition with [[MediaTek]] in the medium to low-end mobile market, and with [[Intel]], [[Broadcom Inc.|Broadcom]] and [[MediaTek]] in WiFi/Bluetooth chips. Competes with [[Apple]], [[Intel]] and [[AMD]] in energy-efficient laptop processors. | *'''Market Control:''' Dominates in high-end mobile chips with indirect competition from [[Apple]] and [[Samsung]]. Higher competition with [[MediaTek]] in the medium to low-end mobile market, and with [[Intel]], [[Broadcom Inc.|Broadcom]] and [[MediaTek]] in WiFi/Bluetooth chips. Competes with [[Apple]], [[Intel]] and [[AMD]] in energy-efficient laptop processors. | ||
== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | |||
===Restrictions on software modifications=== | ===Restrictions on software modifications=== | ||
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Several entities are listed as being stakeholders in the final product, while no mention of the end user is made. | Several entities are listed as being stakeholders in the final product, while no mention of the end user is made. | ||
=== TOS change after acquistion of [[Arduino]] === | ===TOS change after acquistion of [[Arduino]]=== | ||
On October 2025, Qualcomm acquired Arduino for an undisclosed amount, Shortly after this acquisition, the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for Arduino was modified in a way that harmed consumers. | On October 2025, Qualcomm acquired Arduino for an undisclosed amount, Shortly after this acquisition, the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for Arduino was modified in a way that harmed consumers. | ||
The following is an incomplete list of these changes: | The following is an incomplete list of these changes: | ||
* Introduction of an irrevocable, perpetual license granted to [[Qualcomm]] over all user-uploaded content | *Introduction of an irrevocable, perpetual license granted to [[Qualcomm]] over all user-uploaded content | ||
* Surveillance-style monitoring implemented for AI features | *Surveillance-style monitoring implemented for AI features | ||
* Patent infringement identification clause preventing users from identifying potential patent violations | *Patent infringement identification clause preventing users from identifying potential patent violations | ||
* Extended data retention of usernames for years after account deletion | *Extended data retention of usernames for years after account deletion | ||
* Global data integration of all user data (including minors' data) into Qualcomm's ecosystem | *Global data integration of all user data (including minors' data) into Qualcomm's ecosystem | ||
== Products == | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||