Maybe, but not for Apple, who could be in for a world of regulatory hurt if they owned a monopoly in the cell phone stack. Apple wants to commoditize their com

Maybe, but not for Apple, who could be in for a world of regulatory hurt if they owned a monopoly in the cell phone stack. Apple wants to commoditize their complement to take the most profits for each finished device. This is why the quote from their lawyer is to not let Qualcomm walk away from Apple presenting a challenge to their patent legitimacy. https://www.gwern.net/Complement#2 https://www.gwern.net/Complement#2