1) can you cite your source? Apple is known for their sleazy wordsmithing and, having followed their lawsuits last several years, throwing completely unsubstantiated accusation at their opponent (see my comment about a 2012 USITC case against Samsung where Apple's own witness came out testifying against Apple). I'd like to read it myself as I'm pretty sure there are a lot of footnotes and modifiers that are not conveyed in one-liners.
2) whether contract manufacturers' licensing with Qualcomm precede LTE is immaterial in this case. Any LTE handset maker sourcing those contract manufacturers will (indirectly) pay the same rates. Apple and Qualcomm had business "collaboration" agreements in which Qualcomm provided additional technical, support resources and monetary compensation for sticking with Qualcomm (see Qualcomm's lawsuit). Apple is likely paying far less than smaller handset makers without such agreements with Qualcomm.
3) "You cant NOT use Qualcomm patents in LTE" <-- not sure what you mean. Qualcomm like many wireless patent holders routinely publishes their (initial) FRAND rates and if the company is engaged in unfair licensing practices, it would be easy to find that out. I'd like to emphasize that, contrary to Apple's view on FRAND, FRAND doesn't mean cheap and SEP patent holders are under no obligation to license their patents. (ETSI IPR Guide, Section 1.11 (http://www.etsi.org/images/files/IPR/etsi-guide-on-ipr.pdf):
The purpose of the ETSI IPR Policy is to facilitate the
standards making process within ETSI. In complying with the
Policy the Technical Bodies should not become involved in
legal discussion on IPR matters. The main characteristics
of the Policy can be simplified as follows:
• Members are fully entitled to hold and benefit from any
IPRs which they may own, including the right
to refuse the granting of licenses.
4) MPEGA licensing schemes are fundamentally different than that of the wireless industry. For starter, theirs is based on some fixed cost per unit which caps at 90M per year; whereas Qualcomm's is a percentage of end-user device with no limit in quantity. Apple is allegedly paying something like $2B per year to Qualcomm as a result. Further Apple is an active contributing member of MPEGLA standard and most patents holders pay nowhere close to the publicized figure due to various sales and cross-licensing agreements.
1) can you cite your source? Apple is known for their sleazy wordsmithing and, having followed their lawsuits last several years, throwing completely unsubstantiated accusation at their opponent (see my comment about a 2012 USITC case against Samsung where Apple's own witness came out testifying against Apple). I'd like to read it myself as I'm pretty sure there are a lot of footnotes and modifiers that are not conveyed in one-liners.
2) whether contract manufacturers' licensing with Qualcomm precede LTE is immaterial in this case. Any LTE handset maker sourcing those contract manufacturers will (indirectly) pay the same rates. Apple and Qualcomm had business "collaboration" agreements in which Qualcomm provided additional technical, support resources and monetary compensation for sticking with Qualcomm (see Qualcomm's lawsuit). Apple is likely paying far less than smaller handset makers without such agreements with Qualcomm.
3) "You cant NOT use Qualcomm patents in LTE" <-- not sure what you mean. Qualcomm like many wireless patent holders routinely publishes their (initial) FRAND rates and if the company is engaged in unfair licensing practices, it would be easy to find that out. I'd like to emphasize that, contrary to Apple's view on FRAND, FRAND doesn't mean cheap and SEP patent holders are under no obligation to license their patents. (ETSI IPR Guide, Section 1.11 (http://www.etsi.org/images/files/IPR/etsi-guide-on-ipr.pdf):
4) MPEGA licensing schemes are fundamentally different than that of the wireless industry. For starter, theirs is based on some fixed cost per unit which caps at 90M per year; whereas Qualcomm's is a percentage of end-user device with no limit in quantity. Apple is allegedly paying something like $2B per year to Qualcomm as a result. Further Apple is an active contributing member of MPEGLA standard and most patents holders pay nowhere close to the publicized figure due to various sales and cross-licensing agreements.