Njengoko besitshilo izolo, iApple iqalise ukumangalelana nomenzi weprosesa iQualcomm. Isiseko senkqubo kukuba i-Qualcomm isenokuba ibibiza inkampani ye-Cupertino imirhumo engafanelekanga exabisa i-1.000 yeebhiliyoni zeedola. Kwaye nangona abaninzi bengayazi, umenzi we-Snapdragon naye wenza iinxalenye ze-iPhone, ngakumbi ngakumbi i-chip yonxibelelwano, ngaphandle kwento yokuba esi sizukulwana samva nje se-iPhone kunye ne-iPad sinee-Intel chips. Ngokuqinisekileyo, Le yimpendulo uQualcomm ayinike iApple ngezityholo zayo zamva nje.
U-Apple utyhole i-Qualcomm ngokuyihlawulisa ngokuphindwe kahlanu kunokuba kufanelekile ngokwamalungelo elungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza. Oku kube yimpendulo ye Qualcomm:
Ngoku sijonga yonke inkqubo ngokweenkcukacha ezinkulu. Kubonakala kucace gca ukuba izityholo zika-Apple azinasihlahla. I-Apple iguqule ngabom izivumelwano zethu kunye nothethathethwano. Abalixabisi ixabiso elikhulu letekhnoloji esiyiyileyo.
I-Apple ibisoloko ihlasela amashishini eQualcomm kwamanye amazwe amaninzi. Siza kuthatha eli thuba lomthetho ukuveza izenzo ze-Apple -UDan Rosenberg, uSihlalo oLawulayo weQualcomm Incorporated.
I-Apple isebenzise i-chip yokunxibelelana ye-Qualcomm kuzo zonke izixhobo zayo de kufike isizukulwana se-iPad Pro kunye ne-iPhone 7, inciphise nini ukuxhomekeka kwayo kwiQualcomm ngokunika i-Intel ithuba lokubandakanya eyakhe, ebonakalise ukuba isebenza kakuhle kwaye inamandla. Okwangoku, kuya kufuneka siqaphele inkqubo yokugweba phakathi kwenkampani yeCupertino kunye nenye yezona nkampani zibalulekileyo zokuvelisa iprosesa kwindawo yabathengi be-elektroniki, kwaye i-Qualcomm ayikho nje nayiphi na inkampani, inegama elakhiwe kwiminyaka yeemveliso ezilungileyo.