Qualcomm wants to make it easier for phone makers to issue Android updates

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Qualcomm wants to make it easier for phone makers to issue Android updates
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They could just make Qualcomm drivers part of the mainline kernel

I’ve always thought having proprietary drivers was really weird. Don’t you want people to maintain your code for free?

But people wouldn't buy the newer chip because the previous one would still have support. THAT is why the source is closed. To sell support until the cow is milked enough and then sell a newer version.