Apple iPhone 7 and 8 return to Germany, now with Qualcomm modems

14 February 2019
These two (and their Plus models) were initially available with Intel modems, but a support chip violated a Qualcomm patent leading to a sales ban.

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Anonymous, 14 Feb 2019Yes, because Qualcomm has some patents and needs money.Maybe Apple should pay the asking price and not assume they can set their own price.

    Kiyasuriin, 14 Feb 2019Aww Schmooz, the war remains I guess... (between the Apple... moreLet me guess, your idea is from USA and USSR, am I right?

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      Proud To Be Young, 14 Feb 2019Is Apple forced to buy Qualcomm's Chipsets? Whats the case?Not quite, they are actually force to pay patents they do not owe, given their history with Nokia (stealing a lot of patents from nokia and trying to make it look like it is notmal and not wanting to pay them till the court decided, THEY have to), you can't expect from them, after stealing gualcomm chip innovation to want to pay for patents. So probably they have decided to shut qualcomm up and buy their chips.

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        Proud To Be Young, 14 Feb 2019Is Apple forced to buy Qualcomm's Chipsets? Whats the case?Yes, because Qualcomm has some patents and needs money.

          Is Apple forced to buy Qualcomm's Chipsets? Whats the case?

            Aww Schmooz, the war remains I guess...
            (between the Apple Union and Android Alliance)

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