As seen in the partnership between Apple and Qualcomm came to an end, as Cupertino decided to turn to the courts to settle a dispute over payments rights.
Apple has already released an official statement explaining why it has decided to file a suit against Qualcomm. The amount Apple is demanding from Qualcomm reaches 1 billion dollars.
“For many years, Qualcomm has insisted on charging royalties for technologies that have nothing to do with it. While Apple innovates with unique characteristics, όπως το TouchID, προηγμένες οθόνες και κάμερες, για να αναφέρουμε μόνο μερικά, η Qualcοmm εισπράττει περισσότερα χρήματα χωρίς κανένα λόγο και έτσι είναι πιο ακριβό για την Apple να χρηματοδοτήσει αυτές τις καινοτομίες,” αναφέρει η ανακοίνωση της Apple που δημοσίευσε το CBNC.
Apple also reports that it has been charged by Qualcomm up to five times more than any other patent owner. So Apple decided to go to court.
"Despite the fact that we are only one of dozens Companies that contributed to key cellular standards, Qualcomm insists on charging Apple at least five times more than all other cellular patent licensors.”
According to the announcement, Qualcomm also allegedly withholded the amount of 1 of two dollars from Apple because Cupertino helped the South Korean authorities investigate Qualcomm's operations.
"Qualcomm has taken very radical steps, recently withholding nearly $ 1 billion from Apple payments in retaliation for the honest treatment of law enforcement agencies investigating them."
Qualcommm has not yet responded to Apple's claim and claims, and it will be very interesting to see how this conflict will end.
