Apple’S Latest Heist: Stealing Qualcomm’S Ip – Together With Handing It To Intel

by Seton Motley, Contributing Author: Just on Tuesday we wrote inward opposition to an op-ed – inward which the writer asserted protecting Intellectual Property (IP) absurd:

“The writer finds it offensive that IP creators…want to protect their IP when their employees exit their employ. Just equally a tractor manufacturer doesn’t desire an outgoing employee driving off the lot alongside an armada of unpaid-for threshers.

“Only the employee leaving alongside IP – does thence alongside content FAR to a greater extent than valuable thence the threshers. If you lot bag 8 threshers – you lot choose 8 threshers. But the IP you lot bag – is close ever infinitely replicate-able. Rendering your theft – endless…and endlessly valuable.”

Thinking a someone tin exit a gig – in addition to mitt that gig’s IP to his side yesteryear side employer – is obnoxiously absurd.

But what’s orders-of-magnitude worse than an employee stealing IP? H5N1 $1.1 trillion company stealing IP:

Qualcomm Says Apple Stole Software to Improve Intel Chips:

“Qualcomm Inc. added all the same or thence other layer to its ongoing legal battle alongside Apple Inc. yesteryear accusing the iPhone maker of stealing software in addition to tools to assist improve chips from contender Intel Corp.”

Get that terminal phrase? Apple wanted to “improve Intel chips” – because Intel’s chips choose been dramatically inferior to Qualcomm’s chips. Because Intel’s IP – has been dramatically inferior to Qualcomm’s IP.

Which is why Apple has been using Qualcomm’s IP – for years. Because Qualcomm’s superior IP – made for superior chips.

Why do I believe Apple is stealing Qualcomm’s IP in addition to handing it to Qualcomm? Because inward Feb 2017, Apple stopped paying Qualcomm for Qualcomm’s IP – per the mandates of the IP contracts Apple in addition to Qualcomm together signed.

Behavioral yesteryear – is prologue.

All of this is why “Qualcomm added all the same or thence other layer to its ongoing legal battle alongside Apple.” Qualcomm was outset forced to sue the sticky-fingered Apple – quite a piece ago.

Apple’s attempted defense forcefulness of its MASSIVE theft – they sold 41 1000000 iPhones inward only Q3 of 2017 – would last laughable were it non thence dangerous:

“Apple started the legal larn by yesteryear accusing its onetime supplier of illegally using potency of the marketplace for telephone processors in addition to modems to forcefulness it to pay unfair technology scientific discipline licensing fees.”

Yes, you lot clowns. Qualcomm dominates the marketplace – because their IP is indubitably improve than others. Including Intel’s.

Apple evidently idea thence – which is why they used Qualcomm’s IP for years.

Qualcomm’s reply to this absurdity – is quite reasonable:

“Qualcomm has responded yesteryear maxim Apple is stealing its intellectual holding in addition to the legal laid upwards on is genuinely a commercial dispute aimed at securing lower prices to growth profitability.”

How incredibly inexpensive is Apple being?

The iPhone X I currently possess – I purchased for a soul-crushing $1,000. The total of coin Apple was contractually obligated to pay Qualcomm for my iPhone (and didn’t)? Less than $20.

Less than 2% of the retail cost – for all the incredible Qualcomm inventions. Without which the iPhone – is basically a skinny rotary phone.

What a conglomeration of cheapskate thieves Apple is.

It’s right away been to a greater extent than than a year-and-a-half of Apple trafficking inward stolen goods. The entire lifespans of the iPhone 8 in addition to X – choose existed inside the confines of Apple’s ongoing, rolling massive theft.

Apple has sold hundreds of millions of real expensive items containing Qualcomm’s IP – without paying for Qualcomm’s IP. Again – inward violation of the contracts Apple itself signed.

Which brings us to Apple’s latest products – in addition to the latest massive theft:

“Apple right away entirely uses Intel modems, chips that assist connect smartphones to cellular networks to access information in addition to voice, inward the latest versions of the iPhone.

“Qualcomm says that Apple helped Intel engineers to fine-tune the modems to improve functioning using Qualcomm’s software in addition to tools. That’s inward breach of the terms of the licenses of that software – provided to Apple when the fellowship used Qualcomm modems – in addition to is the ground for impairment claims.”

Apple handing Qualcomm’s IP to Intel is “in breach of the terms of the licenses of that software.” But Apple evidently cares non almost the contracts they themselves signed – in addition to the laws behind them.

After all, this is only in addition to all the same or thence other illustration of Apple massively violating said license terms:

“‘Apple has engaged inward a years-long induce of faux promises, stealth, in addition to subterfuge designed to bag Qualcomm’s confidential information in addition to merchandise secrets for the role of improving the functioning in addition to accelerating the fourth dimension to marketplace of lower-quality modem chips, including those developed yesteryear Intel,’ Qualcomm said inward a courtroom filing Tuesday. ‘Apple used that stolen technology scientific discipline to divert Qualcomm’s Apple-based work organisation to Intel.’”

For its part, Apple sounds non at all similar a trillion fellowship seriously considering the gravity of their massive theft. Which is severely damaging – in addition to indeed threatening the real existence of – the IP marketplace that made their massive success possible.

Apple sounds similar every anti-IP Left-Libertarian fool – of whom you lot can’t swing a dead digital truthful cat without hitting several on the Web.

In other words – they audio similar short-term-thinking three-year-olds. Who consume all their Halloween candy correct right away – and bag in addition to consume yours piece they’re at it:

“‘Qualcomm’s illegal work organisation practices are harming Apple in addition to the entire industry. They furnish us alongside a unmarried connectivity component, but for years choose been demanding a per centum of the full cost of our products – effectively taxing Apple’s innovation….’”

But very, real before long these Apple three-year-old children volition realize – at that spot ain’t no to a greater extent than candy.

Apple tin Pb Intel to H2O – but they can’t brand them think.

Intel is skillful plenty to replicate Qualcomm. But they choose for years clearly demonstrated – they aren’t skillful plenty to create similar Qualcomm.

So when Apple – inward real brusque lodge – needs the side yesteryear side smashing IP thing…they volition in 1 lawsuit in addition to all the same in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than detect Intel lacking.

Just equally they did – for years. Which is why they used Qualcomm’s IP – for years.

And thence Apple volition throw all the same or thence other three-year-old tantrum. Just equally they are doing now.
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Seton Motley is the President of Less Government in addition to he contributes to . Please experience gratuitous to follow him him on Twitter   /   Facebook.

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