Have to imagine that would be blocked by regulators given how big a chunk of the cellphone market Qualcomm services, no? I know they’re struggling on the SoC si

Have to imagine that would be blocked by regulators given how big a chunk of the cellphone market Qualcomm services, no? I know they’re struggling on the SoC side but I thought they remained dominant as the modem manufacturer for most of the chips. Also, I suspect the constant licensing disputes are part of the reason but the other is that Apple thinks they can build one that outperforms Qualcomm the same way their CPUs outmatch other providers. I suspect they also have ambitions for Satellite-based telephony to cut out cell providers & provide Apple-branded cellular service directly to their customers (+ maybe even be more battery efficient because the design only needs to suit Apple’s needs and not also the combined needs of all providers). As such, acquiring QCOM seems unnecessary and expensive and the only reason is if Apple thinks they are unlikely to win a patent war (QCOM is very litigious and also happens to own a lot of foundational patents that make their way into cellular standards). I think Apple is more likely to risk a patent war with QCOM then try to avoid that with a massive acquisition that would likely get blocked, cause all sorts of political problems for them, and even if it went through would pose a massive cultural problem for them to absorb (I’ve seen such major acquisitions first hand and I can’t think of a successful one when it’s this size and complexity).