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Qualcomm accuses Apple of helping Intel with chip software
The patent licensing battle between Apple and Qualcomm keeps getting more heated. Wednesday, Qualcomm filed another lawsuit against Apple, this time alleging Apple shared confidential Qualcomm software information with its chip rival, Intel. The breach of contract lawsuit said Qualcomm gave Apple "unprecedented access to Qualcomm's very valuable and highly confidential software, including source code." In return, Apple agreed to take steps to keep the software confidential and secure. But Qualcomm said instead it found that Apple shared information with Intel.
In one instance, Apple requested confidential software information from Qualcomm and cc'd an Intel engineer on the message, Qualcomm said.
Qualcomm wants a court to declare Apple breached the agreement and award damages, among other demands. "As the direct and proximate result of Apple's conduct, Qualcomm has suffered significant damages in an amount to be proven at trial," the filing said.
Apple also hasn't complied with Qualcomm's rights to audit Apple's compliance with the provisions of their software agreement, Qualcomm said in its lawsuit. It wants to do so to make sure Apple hasn't shared more information with Intel.
Also at Bloomberg, AppleInsider, and MacRumors.
Previously: U.S. Federal Trade Commission Sues Qualcomm for Anti-Competitive Practices
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @09:13PM (1 child)
Why doesn't Apple just buy Qualcomm, at a premium, and then go about its business?
Apple has the capital.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @10:29PM
They are getting BCOM to do it...
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday November 03 2017, @10:33PM (1 child)
Is it just me or does that sound like a Qualcomm employee sharing confidential software information because they didn't know how to do email correctly?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @10:43PM
qcom takes its IP *very* *very* seriously. There is a lot of 'secret sauce' as it were. They have been through hundreds of patent battles. Their competitors have been known to patent things qcom already has then sue them for it. So yeah even the slightest hint of sharing and they would flip their shit. When I worked there I saw at least 4 close calls where people were reprimanded for sharing. One did not lose his job because he was the only one one the multi mullion dollar project. BTW you never ever want a visit from qcom HR.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @11:03PM (4 children)
Times like this, I wish the lawyers take both the litigious bastards to the cleaners. Get a few billions out of both them.
(Score: 4, Funny) by Snotnose on Friday November 03 2017, @11:09PM (3 children)
Times like this I wish the lawyers would butt out, and let Steve and Tim have at it, mano a mano. Much cheaper, much quicker, same odds of the party in the right coming out ahead.
/ that only works once
// then some gym rat gets to be CEO
/// and the geek gets to be the pseudo CEO
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 04 2017, @01:59AM (2 children)
OK, I give up, what effect are you trying to achieve with the /, //, and /// ?
> / that only works once
> // then some gym rat gets to be CEO
> /// and the geek gets to be the pseudo CEO
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 04 2017, @11:56AM
/ at one time
// this seemed novel
/// now is not that time
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Sunday November 05 2017, @12:13AM
The more replies I get the higher my karma.
/ people asking about my slashies only help my karma
// people who know don't ask
/// so fark you
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.