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You realize that qualcomm's ridiculous licensing terms entitles them to a percentage of the sales price of the end device, right? At $2-3k per laptop that's no
by tw04 7y ago
You realize that qualcomm's ridiculous licensing terms entitles them to a percentage of the sales price of the end device, right? At $2-3k per laptop that's not exactly chump change and would likely lead to a noticeable price increase on a laptop that's already considered "overpriced" by the general public.
- zeusk 7y agoAm I the only one noticing the irony in Apple complaining about overpriced premium devices (chipsets/modems in this case)?
- notfromhere 7y agoThe better analogy is if apple claimed a portion of the income you generated by using their laptop for work.
- axus 7y agoor from the price you charged for your app?
- notfromhere 7y agoits a component, not a marketplace.
- ldrndll 7y agoNo, I'm sure you're not the only one who has thought this. However, the apparent irony disappears quite readily when you examine the differences, the most important of which: If you want a laptop but don't want to pay Apple prices, you can buy a laptop from Lenovo/Dell/Asus/you get the point. If you want to play in the 4G/5G space you have to license Qualcomm's IP. They've been pretty aggressive about enforcing this. So aggressive in fact that they've been found guilty of anti-competitive behaviour by a US judge (in a case brought by the FTC), as well as by the EU (twice). So yeah, in the face of that, it's difficult to argue that Apple's position - of selling premium devices in a competitive market - is in any way similar to Qualcomm's predatory tactics. Now if you want to talk about the App Store on the other hand...
- telcodud 7y agoQualcomm has royalty caps for smartphones, tablets, and laptops: https://investor.qualcomm.com/static-files/f2a607b2-efed-424f-a0de-1d70d91f765f https://investor.qualcomm.com/static-files/f2a607b2-efed-424... Quote: We broadly provide per unit royalty caps that apply to certain categories of complete wireless devices, namely smartphones, tablets and laptops, which effectively provide for a maximum royalty amount per device.