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So, you're saying it did affect apple more than qualcomm then?

• mpweiher 8y ago
  Nope. There were two parts: (1) Stock prices reflect market expectations as much (or more) than current realities. This includes the stock price prior to the current move. So a 16% move could indicate that the market now expects a positive effect on QC where previously it had expected none. However, it could equally well reflect that the market previously expected a negative outcome, and the judgement will actually mean QC will not be affected in this negative way. We just don't know. (2) It also depends on what you mean by "more". Let's say that there's a positive $2 billion effect. Is this effect greater on Apple or QC? If you view it in absolute terms, it's exactly the same effect. If you view it in relative terms, it is going to affect QC more than Apple, since QC is the smaller company. However, if you take the latter definition, the OP's comment is a bit vacuous/redundant/tautological as Apple is always the bigger company. So the only meaningful statement we can make would be about the absolute effect, and this, once again, we cannot infer from the stock movement.
• zeroimpl 8y ago
  It’s possible the deal didn’t affect Apple but losing all those lawsuits did.