From partners to enemies. This is exactly how the relationship between Qualcomm and Apple, which have been in a fierce dispute over patent fees for several months. However, although it now seemed that the hatchet was slowly being buried, as there was not much talk about the struggles between the companies, the opposite is true. Qualcomm has now let it be known that it already Apple owes roughly $7 billion in royalties.
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According to Reuters, Qualcomm mentioned this information during a hearing in federal court in San Diego. The world-renowned chip company points out that Apple owes several billion dollars in royalties. However, the apple company does not just like something and is not afraid to oppose this claim. Apple in his defense, he said that the problem is with Qualcomm, which he says illegally collects fees for the use of his patents.
In this year's iPhoneyou would be looking in vain for Qualcomm chips:
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This dispute between the two companies started already in April, when Apple decided not to pay $1 billion in royalties to Qualcomm. However, according to the latest information, this number has increased sevenfold. In addition, last month there was a report on the Internet that he had Apple Qualcomm stole the source code and then gave it to Intel. However, both companies are hopeful that this dispute will be resolved soon. Both Qualcomm CEO and Tim Cook from the side Apple, stated that they would be happy to work together again in the future. However, until the dispute is resolved, cooperation is not an option in any case.
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This year's iPhones use chips exclusively from Intel, which isn't exactly good for Qualcomm's business. It had to lay off a significant number of its employees due to a legal dispute.ancs. But despite this, he still doesn't give up and it is therefore very difficult to say whether he willoneIs the dispute approaching or is it still out of sight?
Well, it looks like someone here is getting rich by not paying their dues, then quarterly reports are issued, and then there are bonuses for the bosses. :-(
Unfortunately, these are just assumptions and speculations on the part of the competition. It would be the same if I was a billionaire and my neighbor wanted me to turn over millions for not letting her cross the sidewalk...that kind of manners Apple he experiences all the time. I don't want to defend it in any way Apple, I just know how it goes.
I don't know the whole history and background, so I don't want to take anyone's side. But it looks like a solid chaos inside Qualcomm – their business contracts and licensing fees should be legally handled. Likewise, their "know-how" and patents should be secured at a high level against theft and misuse. If you think about it logically, the result works in their favor. Appyou.
There is similar chaos inside Qualcomm when it comes to strategic thinking and business negotiations. They could not settle the dispute with Applem after good, now they are laying off a lot of employees because of himancand continue their legal battles even more diligently. This is already a "Let's do what we can before we go bankrupt" approach.