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Then its only a matter of time before they go bankrupt.

Very unlikely. Just because they are no longer "without alternatives" in many use-cases (for business customers) doesn't mean they go bankrupt. They will just lose money and maybe shrink a bit.

Also thy are in many other areas then just CPU's including FPGA and hard drives.

They have the cash to get out of this if they make the right moves.

Exactly. A single well-time and well-executed acquisition could change the whole game. Of course we all know that executing acquisitions well is easier said than done, and I don't have a specific target in mind when I say this. It's more of an "in principle" speculation than a concrete suggestion at the moment.

Softbank are looking to sell some or all of their ARM holdings.

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