> Even if Intel is only making these chips because of Apple, the real test is whether or not Intel is offering these chips to other companies. Even if they are

> Even if Intel is only making these chips because of Apple, the real test is whether or not Intel is offering these chips to other companies. Even if they are, I think that may not matter specifically for the Apple case. In that case, it likely matters whether Intel paid, and whether the contract outlined who was to pay. It's entirely possible for Intel to have been working thinking Apple was to pay that royalty since it was work for hire and to sell chips to other companies while paying the royalty themselves (if the contract allowed selling to others). If Qualcomm is legally due some money, it will come from someone if it hasn't been paid (and it sounds like it hasn't). It may come down to a contract dispute between Intel and Apple, but I don't see that preventing Qualcomm from getting money in the end.