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An analysis of the ruling declaring Qualcomm a monopolist, showing their nearly twenty-year history of overcharging smartphone makers for cellular chips

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Tags: apple, smartphones, qualcomm, hardware, business, manufacturing, monopolies, author.timothy b lee, source.ars technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/how-qualcomm-shook-down-the-cell-phone-industry-for-almost-20-years/

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Title
How Qualcomm shook down the cell phone industry for almost 20 years
Authors
Timothy B. Lee
Published
May 30 2019
Word count
1671 words

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    I have no doubt smartphone makers, now saving so much money, will pass those savings along to the consumer and we will now have cheaper smartphones. I also have no doubt if I jump off the 8 story...

    I have no doubt smartphone makers, now saving so much money, will pass those savings along to the consumer and we will now have cheaper smartphones. I also have no doubt if I jump off the 8 story office building in which I work I'll survive the fall with nary a broken bone.

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