They didn’t have the money, it was probably in escrow. They (Qualcomm)wanted a settlement.
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Intel Exiting 5G Smartphone Modem Business, Won't Make 5G iPhone Chips at All
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They as good as recieved the money because as of right now no one can make that particular component for Apple but Qualcomm. Qualcomm has nothing to fear. And Qualcomm was not the one to settle. Apple paid more per phone. They lost.
Apple actually won as I think Qualcomm was desperate for the money. A Qualcomm ceo who willing turns down billions of dollars for a personal vendetta probably will be fired.
There is nothing to be desperate about as Qualcomm knows for a fact that no one can provide Apple with 5G modems other than them. Those billions were as good as theirs the moment Intel failed. I don't see any other alternative in sight. DO you?
Since the timeline of what happened is not known, one conjecture is as good as another.
I am ecstatic that you get such a great download speed with 4G, but not everybody gets close to those speeds. I just ran mine and got 18.5 down/2.25 up. I imagine my speeds are more typical of more phones than yours. Further, I've had nothing but problems with the Intel modem(Xs) inside of office buildings. I never had those same problems with the Qualcomm modems in my 6.
The public rhetoric from Apple was much more hardcore. Qualcomm’s CEO has been saying this will be settled out of court for years.
It was not even close. Apple’s (from Tim Cook, no less) public statements against Qualcomm included them being a patent troll and operating illegally.
Well the operating illegally wasn’t far from why there are ongoing investigations into Qualcomm’s business practices.
Possibly, but it may be Apple decided to get in the gutter with them. The end of this may not end well for either company when it comes to the EU and the FCC.
As a consumer, as long as I get high quality 5G in an iPhone in a timely matter, outside of casually being able to discuss it in forums, I’ve got no dog in their fight. But, if Apple or anyone else thinks this fight didn’t damage their brand, their image of invulnerability, they are mistaken.
Qualcomm and Huawei had showcased workable demos of 5G. Intel was absent. This shows Qualcomm knew Intel wasn’t going to make it.
Don't worry, Qualcomm/US 'flavour' of 5G will eventually die out because there's hardly any appetite in the world to use mmWave for mobile wireless ...
Even if Qualcomm has the best modems and the only mobile mmWave RF module currently, just by the virtue of physics their full stack solution will inevitably be less efficient for phone design ...
Actually it was how I said it. Apples deal with Qualcomm pushed Intel to cancel their mobile modems as said by their CEO today: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/25/...prise-settlement-pushed-exit-mobile-5g-modems
Sometimes things really are just how they seem.
