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I doubt Apple would be able to complete that sale without antitrust laws kicking back hard. Qualcomm is an exclusive supplier to most of Apple’s phone competito
by sjwright 8y ago
I doubt Apple would be able to complete that sale without antitrust laws kicking back hard. Qualcomm is an exclusive supplier to most of Apple’s phone competitors.
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- e1ven 8y agoGreat point, I wasn't thinking about that. Thanks!
- sjwright 8y agoThat said, if they were especially clever they could engineer a buyout where a neutral party like Broadcom gets the company and Apple gets the patent portfolio—which would represent the overwhelming majority of Qualcomm's market value.