Does Arm’s latest move – canceling a Qualcomm license – imply they’re willing to take the very risky step of pushing this lawsuit all the way to a jury trial? At the most basic level, this lawsuit is essentially a contract dispute: Qualcomm pays one rate, and Arm thinks Qualcomm should pay a different, higher rate. But this cancellation clearly implies that Arm could cause deeper problems for Qualcomm, should they choose to.
If Qualcomm were intelligent, they’d have been investing in RISC-V even since the Nuvia incident. They had 3 years to get into it and will probably have another few years to switch.
It won’t be without cost, but they’ll be able to save on legal fees in the future as there won’t be anybody suing them about RISC-V. Unless they do something truly dumb or have to seal with patent trolls.
