I-Qualcomm ingena kwindawo enomgxobhozo ngokwemarike, umenzi wezona processors zibalaseleyo esinokuzifumana kwizixhobo ze-Android (uluhlu lwe-Snapdragon) Ifaka inxalenye ye-LTE yoqhagamshelwano lwechips ngaphakathi kwe-iPhone. Nangona kunjalo, njengoko unokukhumbula kwiinyanga zamva nje, i-Apple iqale idabi elisemthethweni elibaluleke ngokufanelekileyo ngokuchasene nale nkampani ngenxa yeendleko ezongezelelekileyo zamalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza. I-Qualcomm, kude nokubuyela ezantsi, ihlaselwe.
Ngoku Uluhlu lweenkampani ezinxulumene nokuveliswa kwe-iPhone ziye zaxhasa i-North American firm ukuze zicacise imeko. malunga nemali egqithisiweyo ehlawulwa nguQualcomm, abanye ngenxa yokuba bechatshazelwe kwaye abanye ngenjongo yokuphepha iindleko zexesha elizayo.
LIinkampani eziye zajoyina ukhuselo yiCompai, iHon Hai Precision / Foxconn, Pegatron kunye neWistron.. Ngale ndlela, kulindeleke ukuba umba wokugweba okhoyo uya kucaciswa ngokukhawuleza ngakumbi, onokuthi ekugqibeleni ubangele imbuyekezo yeebhiliyoni zeedola ezingayi kulimaza i-Apple kwaphela, ngakumbi ngoku ibandakanyeka kwimeko ebalulekileyo yerhafu. ukuphepha eIreland okuthe kwakhuthazwa ngamandla yiKhomishini yaseYurophu.
Iinkampani zinika ubungqina bazo malunga netyala kunye neentlawulo ezingaphezulu. Olu lwazi lwe The Wall Street Journal Icebisa ukuba i-Apple ijonge ukufaka ityala elimanyeneyo apho iinkampani ezine ezibandakanyekayo zijoyina unobangela, ngaloo ndlela ifumana uxinzelelo olukhulu kumenzi weprosesa, onokuthi mhlawumbi ujongane nesibetho esinamandla kakhulu. Ngoku iyavakala ngakumbi into eyenziwa yi-Samsung kunye neHuawei amanyathelo akhe okuqala ekwenziweni kweeprosesa, ukuzama ukuzimela kwi-Qualcomm. Njengesiqhelo, siya kulandela ngokusondeleyo ityala kunye nesiphumo seli bali lentiyo yothando.