Then explain this article right here.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...apple-to-exclusively-use-modem-chips-ftc-says
Previously, Apple really didn’t need snapdragon processors because their own custom processor design proved superior, but they still needed to wait till Intel had a competitive modem before they could sue Qualcomm without fear of reprisal, because Intel was the backup.
It was precisely because of the lawsuit brought forth by Apple and the FTC in early 2017 that led to the interim ruling that Qualcomm had to license their patents to competitors.
https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-must-license-its-chip-tech-to-competitors-like-intel-judge-rules/
This allows Intel to license them at a much lower price (because now, the fees are based on the cost of the modem made by intel, rather than the price of the entire devices as made by Apple).
This also strengthens Apple’s hand in the ongoing lawsuit, and they have basically killed Qualcomm’s profitability thanks to Apple moving to Intel, making them ever more reliant on Chinese handset manufacturers (which are notoriously low-margin).
Qualcomm had it coming, and I guess it is poetic justice when a bully meets its comeuppance at the hands of an even greater bully.