Having a better product and charging more for it very quickly becomes overcharging in a market that has such limited competition.

Their premium was very very likely already plenty.

True but it’s unclear how much the performance difference is from Qualcomm delivering value vs. Qualcomm destroying competitors’ value through blatant patent trolling.

I admit that it seems to be an abuse of the patent system in some regards.

But its not patent trolling. Qualcomm is making a real product and truly selling it. Anyone who wants that product is allowed to buy from Qualcomm or even license it for their own use.

A "Patent Troll" is someone who has no intention of even making the product, sitting on the patents suing everyone. Its far worse than what Qualcomm is doing here. In effect, a "Patent Troll" kills the technology. The company has no ability (or intention) to actually make the tech, yet still prevents everyone else from making the tech.

Bingo. They do. Apple bought Intel's modem unit but they still use Qualcomm modems.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23883565/apple-5g-modem-f...