Published: May 26, 2017
Publication: The Register
“Qualcomm’s own shareholders have added to the barrage of lawsuits being fired at the mobile chip giant.
The latest salvo puts the company’s management in the crosshairs – blaming it for hardball tactics which subsequently attracted antitrust suits.
In January, the FTC filed a complaint (pdf) alleging that Qualcomm had abused its dominance of the baseband processor market. Three days later, Apple separately sued over licensing terms, opening up a new front. Qualcomm retaliated, suing Apple’s supply chain last week. The five recipients – including Foxconn, Compal, and Wistron – between them make most of the world’s smartphones.”