This lawsuit is just a side effect of Qualcomm punishing Apple for having the balls to fight Qualcomm's unfair excessive requirement of a piece of each device sale
on top of the already paid license fees of the components included in the device.
Qualcomm is absolutely in the wrong here, there is no doubt about it. Apple is doing what other companies couldn't do because of the power Qualcomm have.
Apple most likely can lose this lawsuit but the damage to Qualcomm has been done, they're getting noticed by regulators around the world for their BS practices and they will lose.
Apple will keep filing new lawsuits, appeals to lost lawsuits and etc until Qualcomm stops.
If I understand right, it does seem absurd that Qualcomm gets a percentage of the device’s sale, since no matter what patents they hold, they have nothing to do with the cost of the components or the price people are willing to pay for the final product. No wonder Apple started making their own SOCs years ago. It’s probably what got this feud started.
No, the feud started many years ago but Apple simply didn't have a choice because Qualcomm was the only supplier. Apple started working with Intel to have Intel produce their own models, so that Apple can have a second supplier. Read Apple's interview on BI last week.
Once Apple had a second supplier, it made it safe for Apple to start dialing in Qualcomm's BS and start this major global war to have Qualcomm stop with the % sale requirement on top of licenses.
I hope Qualcomm win the law suit, then there will be more iPhones available on pre order day
You realize it will not happen even if Qualcomm wins?
If Qualcomm loses the lawsuit and stop their BS on demanding % of each sale instead of just the components that Apple already paid for, Apple would have no problem using Qualcomm-only stuff for now on.
There is no justification for Qualcomm demanding all companies to pay % on each sale on TOP of the license fees. This isn't BS, they've already been fine 3-4 times by regulators around the world for pulling this move.
I will stand with QC and not with china. QC and many others have made themselves vulnerable to china and others for IP fraud and production. Apple is no angel in this at all.
You are standing with the company that is demanding that every company pay a % of device sale on top of license fees for the same component in the same device, double-dipping.
Countries doesn't matter here.