U.S. President Donald Trump likely saved Microsoft's mobile future and the tech industry's cellular innovation by blocking chipmaker Broadcom's hostile takeover of mobile innovator Qualcomm.

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U.S. President Trump cited national security as the reason for blocking the Broadcom-Qualcomm merger. Before addressing the implications of this unprecedented executive order, let's recap. Last year Broadcom made an unsolicited bid to purchase Qualcomm for $130B. Qualcomm rejected that and a subsequent offer. Broadcom responded by moving to replace Qualcomm's board with individuals sympathetic to its agenda. Trump's intervention stopped a potentially disastrous move against Microsoft's and Qualcomm's Always Connected PC strategy, its rumored Andromeda device category and any Qualcomm-led future cellular innovation. Why Microsoft should oppose a Broadcom-Qualcomm merger What was at stake?