With the decision of the FTC case against Qualcomm, which is essentially-based on Apple’s complaint, still in the hands of Federal Judge Koh, it seemed unreasonable to see a settlement before the end of the FTC case. Members of TIRIAS Research attending some of the FTC lawsuit proceedings and found the FTC case lacking in both evidence of market influence or harm. While TIRIAS Research had predicted an end to this saga by summer, the timing was still surprising. The author and members of the TIRIAS Research staff do not hold equity positions in any of the companies mentioned. TIRIAS Research tracks and consults for companies throughout the electronics ecosystem from semiconductors to systems and sensors to the cloud.

Source: Forbes April 17, 2019 04:07 UTC