Broadcom Is Said to Explore Deal to Buy Qualcomm (bloomberg.com) 13 points by newusertoday 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] pm90 8y ago ↗ If regulators won't approve Qualcomm's NXP purchase, I find it hard to believe they would approve this deal. [–] mhayenga 8y ago ↗ Freescale -> NXP -> Qualcomm -> BroadcomInsanity. They really should replace the sign in front of the Austin Freescale office with a digital display to change as needed. [–] CamperBob2 8y ago ↗ Man, I'd like to see that sale get spiked. I like NXP's parts, but I wouldn't cross the street to pee on the Qualcomm building if it were on fire.
[–] mhayenga 8y ago ↗ Freescale -> NXP -> Qualcomm -> BroadcomInsanity. They really should replace the sign in front of the Austin Freescale office with a digital display to change as needed.
[–] CamperBob2 8y ago ↗ Man, I'd like to see that sale get spiked. I like NXP's parts, but I wouldn't cross the street to pee on the Qualcomm building if it were on fire.
[–] prklmn 8y ago ↗ Broadcom just announced yesterday that they are moving their legal corporate HQ back to the US. I wonder if that has anything to do with this news.
[–] nedwin 8y ago ↗ Will the combined entity be called Broadcomm or Qualcom? [–] marcofatica 8y ago ↗ Comcomm
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 27.7 ms ] threadInsanity. They really should replace the sign in front of the Austin Freescale office with a digital display to change as needed.