Qualcomm forced to license its patents to other chip makers
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- Anonymous
- LEi
- 07 Nov 2018
How is this going to benefit Samsung, Apple and Huawei in the slightest? All three of them make better chips than Qualcomm.
The only chipmaker it's going to benefit is the Helio guys.
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- Anonymous
- LaI
- 07 Nov 2018
Marvin, 07 Nov 2018You are not being forced to share as in free. You are force... moreBut this is exactly the point, Qualcomm being forced to license at different prices than his own commercial policy
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- Justaguy
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- 07 Nov 2018
toukale, 07 Nov 2018Why am I not surprise by most of the comments here. It's u... moreNone the less it's their patent. Even if it wouldn't become standard nobody would be allowed to use it. It was a mistake from the beginning but it's so common those days with US patent body.
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- 07 Nov 2018
The bottom line of this article is the US federal court is looking for ways to earn more money from the leading companies in the tech industry.
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- Anonymous
- B1H
- 07 Nov 2018
YalokIy, 07 Nov 2018While USA judge ruled that samsung has to pay to apple for ... moreUSA: the new world thief. What is mine is mine what is yours is mine
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- 8x1
- 07 Nov 2018
i hope this happens so that other chip makers can expand as well:)
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- r93
- 07 Nov 2018
hitardo, 07 Nov 2018Maybe Exynos starts to become relevant again. Even Surge (S... moreIt wouldn't just make it cheaper, it will also make them better. Maybe if they can match Apple, then we can finally have some real innovation
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- YalokIy
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- 07 Nov 2018
While USA judge ruled that samsung has to pay to apple for rounded corners. How ridiculous...
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- Anonymous
- sEG
- 07 Nov 2018
if you wondering why mediatek its has closed source its cause this...
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- hitardo
- MqB
- 07 Nov 2018
Maybe Exynos starts to become relevant again. Even Surge (SoC by Xiaomi) may return to phones. Even Kirin would benefit from this. All in all, this is important to bring SoC prices down, which may bring smartphones pricing down. Or, ta least, make a splash in the market, in the sense that Qualcomm will not be the only relevant SoC.
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- toukale
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- 07 Nov 2018
MarcioR, 07 Nov 2018I would quit the US and go to China if it was my company. ... moreHow can one post a comment like this with a straight face. It's unreal when a person can't think logically about an issue, stop letting your hate cloud your logic and judgement. Maybe you need to educate yourself on the subject matter, its not that difficult to understand once you calm down.
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- toukale
- CSJ
- 07 Nov 2018
Why am I not surprise by most of the comments here. It's unbelievable how uneducated most here are about this subject. It's clear some are posting here with no knowledge of this case. We are talking about standard patents here which is essential for things to work well. The judge is right here, Qualcomm's patents were accepted into the standard with the promise they would license it on FRAND terms. What they eventually did is once their patents were accepted as part of the standard they went back on their word and instead force others to buy their parts and refuse to license the standard patents.
If the standard body knew that was their plans, they never would have accepted their patents contributions and Qualcomm would have been cast out. This is not surprising at all since Qualcomm have already been found guilty of that in many countries. The US was their largest and most important one and it looks like they will also be found guilty. This is a case largely build on Apple challenging their abusive behavior, and Apple was right.
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- MarcioR
- ix9
- 07 Nov 2018
I would quit the US and go to China if it was my company.
The US didn't help qualcomm against apple lawsuit
The US ban chinese modems and make qualcomm give up their invention to others for free?
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- 07 Nov 2018
Abhi Dahiya, 07 Nov 2018Pathetic! Qualcomm worked really hard to be at this positio... moreThat's what they want you to think. If you know the nature of their technology and their history, then you can conclude it's mostly exaggeration.
Now, I agree Qualcomm has to share their innovation. But they shouldn't give it away for free/cheap. However, they cannot sell their licence at a prohibitive cost.
It's all about being balanced/fair. Qualcomm gets rich, the market doesn't stagnate, everyone is happy.
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- Anonymous
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- 07 Nov 2018
Anonymous, 07 Nov 2018This is bullshit. Why do i have to share with others sth th... morebecause sharing is caring
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- Anonymous
- JpI
- 07 Nov 2018
And of course Apple will choose how much they want to pay, not how much they have too.
I laugh when they said Qualcomm was ripping off other companies.
Real value of Apple products is 35% less than the price they sell.
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- Abhi Dahiya
- Dk0
- 07 Nov 2018
Pathetic! Qualcomm worked really hard to be at this position and achieve what they achieved after all the efforts. And this Hardware superiority brings them the Edge. And every corporation is free to have that edge.
Else force every brand in every field to license their tech with every other brand. That way no one would have any advantage over the other.
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- BigDisplay
- mbW
- 07 Nov 2018
Monopol is never good for customer's, but i don't see it will change something big.
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- Malcolm
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- 07 Nov 2018
Anonymous, 07 Nov 2018This is bullshit. Why do i have to share with others sth th... moreBecause a patent means that you are not letting others do the same as you do unless they are paying you money. You are free to keep your technology as a trade secret and not file a patent, but in that case you can't tell others not to do the same thing once they figure it out.