Apple to pull some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends global wins

Re:Apple to pull some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends... by ksec on Thursday December 20, 2018 @10:12PM (#18731178)

You can only replace them in hardware terms. Apple will still need to pay Qualcomm in 2G-5G patents fees, as well as all other patents Qualcomm holds, from Graphics, Power Management, DSP, etc etc. Of Course the reverse is also true that there is a high probability Qualcomm would have also infringe on certain Apple's patents.

Most customer already has a deal in place with Qualcomm or are using Qualcomm SoC. The only one who could try to have a go against Qualcomm would be Samsung and Huawei. Both seems to have a decent relationship with Qualcomm, for now.

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Re:Apple to pull some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends... by stefan_ on Thursday December 20, 2018 @11:40PM (#18731458)

The reason for this entire conflict is Qualcomm asking for a percentage royalty of the entire device.

When you use an Intel radio, sure Intel needs to license the 2G-5G patents, but those are FRAND, and no legal interpretation in the world would ever entitle Qualcomm to a percentage of an iPhone using an Intel radio.

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Re:Apple to pull some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends... by ksec on Friday December 21, 2018 @02:01AM (#18731866)

A lot of people thinks it is the percentage that is the problem. It Is not. Ericsson, Nokia, ZTE, LG, Samsung, Huawei along with a few others all charges percentage of Phone for their Royalty ( Or at least it used to be ). I can guarantee you Apple would have no problem with Qualcomm if the percentage were only 0.1%.

And it is not like Intel has already paid any license fo 2G-5G patents to Qualcomm ( They haven't ), and Qualcomm recollect another set of license fees from Apple ( Or more accurately from Foxconn ).

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