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Its also ironic apple are suing Qualcom regarding licensing fees which are paid as a percentage of the hardware cost, as they believe that this means Qualcom pr
by gehsty 8y ago
Its also ironic apple are suing Qualcom regarding licensing fees which are paid as a percentage of the hardware cost, as they believe that this means Qualcom profit from apples innovation unfairly, you could argue that Apples policy is the same with the App Store - why do they get a percentage? They add no extra value for high value transactions, surely a low fixed fee would be more aligned with apples values :)
- bunnycorn 8y agoBecause most of the R&D that Qualcomm does (and as a fabless, IP is their real business) ends up on Android phones, while Apple pays the biggest slice. Therefore, they are getting their chips from Intel. Apple doesn't have anything to do with Qualcomm anymore, they get the package from Intel. Qualcomm can battle Intel in court if they want. Good luck for them...
- gehsty 8y agoI guess I mean the principle that a percentage is taken - why should apple take more of a higher price transaction when there are no material differences in cost to them?