Futhi le yimpi eyinkimbinkimbi ebisetafuleni isikhashana nokuthi izoshiya iQualcomm ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwamaqembu e-Apple, kokubili kuma-iPhones naku-iPads. Lokhu kungabonakala njengokungabalulekile, ngokungangabazeki kuyigalelo elikhulu kuQualcomm naku-Apple uqobo njengoba sebesebenze ndawonye iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-10.
Iqiniso ukuthi lokhu bekungenye yezindaba abezindaba abaningi abebebikezela ngazo ngempi ebucayi. Lezi zinkampani zombili zisebenze ndawonye iminyaka eminingi, kepha ekuqaleni konyaka zangena empini yezomthetho amacala awele manje angaholela ekugcineni kwenhlangano ngokuphelele.
Okusho ukuthi i-Apple isivele inetafula izinketho ze-Intel, MediaTek namanye amafemu, ukuhlinzeka ama-chips ezinhlobo zayo ze-iPhone ezilandelayo. Lokhu kubukeka kukude manje futhi manje ngalokhu sisho ukuthi ngo-2018 i-Apple ngeke isaphinde inikezwe ngalezi zinto zeQualcomm. Nalokhu kubalwa ukuthi I-Qualcomm izoyeka ukuthengisa ama-chips ayo angama-20% futhi konke lokhu kuzosho ukulahleka kwenzuzo esondele kuma-dollar ayi-3.200 billion.
Kumodeli yakamuva ye-iPhone, i-iPhone X, i-Apple isivele ifaka ama-Intel chips ngaphezu kwamaQualcomm, kepha kuma-iPhones alandelayo angayeka ngokusemthethweni ukuwafaka. Izindaba ezivela kulokho okwaziwayo The Wall Street Journal ichaza ukuthi ngaphandle kokuthola isisombululo okuvunyelwene ngaso phakathi kwamafemu womabili, abafana baseCupertino bazobe behlela ukuyeka ukusebenzisa zonke izinto zeQualcomm ku-idevice yabo. Kuzodingeka ukulandela lesi sihloko eduze futhi bona ukuthi lokhu kususwa kwamachips weQualcomm kugcina kugcwaliseka yini kumadivayisi we-Apple alandelayo.