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Originally Posted by R-R View Post
That's probably one part of the problem, yes!
If they cannot distribute free drivers because some other company doesn't allow it, well, then I'm guessing people are trying to pressure Nokia to put pressure on that other company.
What makes you think Nokia isn't putting pressure on those other companies? STMicro released the STLC45x specifications directly because of Nokia pressure, and I suspect Nokia is one of the biggest drivers (if not the biggest) behind TI's recent open source moves.
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