AT&T iPhones also have Qualcomm modems. Mine does.so they basically selling verizon iphones in germany, how is that modifying existing.
Yeah, cause that would make iPhones overpriced.
A dream comes true - iphone 7 jet black with qualcom - the best iphoner ever!!!
thats not sarcasm
That bargain is offered here from just 495 USD. Before tax of course.why would anyone pay full price for 3 years old iPhone 7 anyway?
it's a complete waste of money unless it's a heavily discounted (1/2 original price)or a clean, used bargain.
it's not like a car or piece of furniture, that thing is so out dated.and will only get worse in the next 1-2 years.
For all of you that hop on the bash apple bandwagon - how about adobe asks you for a fixed percentage of your income because at one point in your projects you used photoshop to save a pad as jpg?
Would you be ok with that?
It’s actually not but another chip company that is required in their version. Qualcomm blocked their testimony by refusing the confidentiality agreement. They tried that in the US but lost and that testimony proved no infringement of Qualcomm’s patent. That’s why they tried all over the world until they found a judge that would not force them to sign the confidentiality agreement to move forward. Germany was the only one.If Apple is suffering because of some aspect of the design of the Intel modem chip, I wonder if Intel is somehow liable for at least part of the damages, as it is their part that infringes?
It's unclear what kind of chips Apple is using for the German phones, but Intel modem performance seems to have mostly caught up to Qualcomm recently:does this mean the modified phones have better modems since they have the superior Qualcomm chip over the intel ones?
You clearly don’t understand how subscriptions works. And so many articles make false claims so I understand. If you have a subscription service and advertise and effectively market your service, customers will go to your sites and signup. At that point you can direct them to download an IOS App for iPhones, IPads, or Apple TV etc. Apple will host your app at no charge to you or your customer. Apple gets not one penny of your subscription.You mean like Apple does with subscriptions sold via iOS apps?
I do not see other manufacturer complaining about Qualcom, quite the opposite.
The German court sided with Qualcomm and demanded Apple stop selling the offending iPhones in the country.
I dunno. I have an iPhone 7 128GB Jet Black with a new battery. It's working extremely well, better than when it was new, on iOS 12.1.4. I see absolutely no reason to upgrade. I owned the 8 for a while, but returned it, as I don't like phones with glass backs, and I don't care about wireless charging, and besides those two features, there was zero difference between the 7 and 8 for me with my use. The iPhone 7/8 is the perfect size for me. The XR is far too big. The XS is far too expensive, and of course, the XS Max is just way too big and way too expensive. And all these new phones weigh too much.
If my phone died, I might just pick up the same phone again. The modern alternatives are all either way too big and heavy, are far more fragile due to glass backs, and cost too much to be worth it.
My wife feels the same way. So we'll both stick to our iPhone 7's with fresh batteries until they stop working, which will hopefully be another 2-3 years.
"Qualcomm is attempting to use injunctions against our products to try to get Apple to succumb to their extortionist demands."
From the maker of the MFi standard....
I do not see other manufacturer complaining about Qualcom, quite the opposite.
I do not see other manufacturer complaining about Qualcom, quite the opposite.
He definitely knows it’s different. But still, there are plenty of knowledgeable illiterates here who gets the pleasure of burning Apple with their “very witty” commentsIf you want to have your product certified as one that will work with an Apple product without a hitch, then yes, you pay the fee and get that sweet MFi logo on the packaging.
Seeing as both cables and chargers can damage an iPhone I don't see anything wrong with extra certification for OEMs.
As for the Qualcomm situation - it's a completely different issue.
AIUI:
- Intel is already paying
- Apple isn't
- Qualcomm's position is that both Intel and Apple need to license the patents
- Apple's position is that Intel already paying ought to be enough