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[Cnet] Intel accuses Qualcomm of trying to kill mobile CPU competition

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Intel has jumped into the fray surrounding the Apple-Qualcomm patent spat by accusing the world's biggest maker of mobile phone chips of trying to use the courts to snuff out competition.

The chip giant made the allegation late Thursday in a public statement (PDF) to US International Trade Commission. The commission had requested the statement as part of its investigation into Qualcomm's accusation that Apple's iPhones of infringe six of Qualcomm's mobile patents.

Specifically, Intel said, the case is about quashing competition from Intel, which described itself as "Qualcomm's only remaining competitor" in the market for chips for cellular phones.

"Qualcomm did not initiate this investigation to stop the alleged infringement of its patent rights; rather, its complaint is a transparent effort to stave off lawful competition from Qualcomm's only remaining rival," Intel said in its statement. "This twisted use of the Commission's process is just the latest in a long line of anticompetitive strategies that Qualcomm has used to quash incipient and potential competitors and avoid competition on the merits."

Intel's statement is the latest salvo in Qualcomm's battle with Apple. The two companies have been fighting over patents since January, when Apple filed suit against Qualcomm in the US and said the wireless chipmaker didn't give fair licensing terms for its technology. It wants to pay a lower amount for using Qualcomm technology in its devices.
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Oh boy. Is this the same Intel that lies, cheats and sues itself into pole position? LOL! who just recently threatened literally everyone uinder the sun with lawsuits about Windows emulation on mobile platforms?
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Well, to be fair, qualcomms's practices are VERY anti-competition. There's no two ways about it.
 
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Nothing in this article even scratches what Intel has done.
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Intel also accused Qualcomm of entering into an agreement with Apple in which the iPhone maker would use its chips exclusively in exchange for lower licensing fees, excluding competitors and harming competition. "These arrangements foreclosed rivals like Intel from competing for Apple's vital business," Intel said.
the absolute karma of Intel comlaining about this kind of thing...LMAO!
 
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Pot calling the kettle black?
 
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Intels attitude with desktop/server/laptop CPUs notwithstanding, even their mobile department has already spewed its fair share of crap from the start. That early Medfield platform they were posting benchmarks about was only faster because it came at 1.6Ghz, when you overclocked a then common Cortex-A9 to the same clock speed it was quicker and would return to idle much faster.
 
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This is ironic. No one in mobile wants to deal with Intel, because they know if they rely on Intel, they will play supply "problems" games with them at Christmas time if they don't
stop using other cpus.

Only a fool would become exclusive partner with Intel.
 
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Originally Posted by Artikbot View Post

Very.

It's like the bully that pushes everyone around but then runs to mommy when someone punches him back.
Nailed it.
 
#18 ·
While this has similarities to intel vs amd, note there is one big difference.
While intel made shady business for lower prices, a company can say to intel "no thanks" and still use AMD.
If apple say "no thanks" to qualcomm, they pretty much out of the market.
 
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Originally Posted by extracrunchy View Post

Just because intel has had anticompetitive practices in the past doesn't mean intel is wrong here. That said, it's patents that are the problem not anti competitive activity.
They still do... Did you see the Epyc slides? Qualcomm and Microsoft found a way to legally emulate x86. Now we're going to see dirt cheap Windows 10 devices. Intel is getting hit in every direction this year.

High-end, Enterprise, and soon low end.
 
#21 ·
The word irony comes to mind. I'm not saying I disagree, but Intel's checkered past of doing exactly what they are claiming is being done here is just too rich.
 
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As much as I enjoy the irony here, the patent system seriously needs a overhaul... 14+ years of protection in the tech industry where product life cycles don't even exceed a decade...
 
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