The Qualcomm 'Tax' Rebellion (2017)
The article is very illuminating on how the licensing on the technology side. But I am confused. First it said:<p><i>This approach had advantages for everyone involved. It meant licensees and Qualcomm didn&#x27;t have to scrap over which parts of the phone did or didn&#x27;t use Qualcomm technology, so they could just go ahead and focus on the more important task of developing and selling these hip new gadgets.</i><p>And then:<p><i>Qualcomm&#x27;s argument was that no matter what went in the phones, they wouldn&#x27;t work at all without its technology.</i><p>So, was the current licensing agreements put in place because it was advantageous for everyone or was it because Qualcomm argued that the company&#x27;s technology enabled mobiles? The reasoning is important because if it was former then wouldn&#x27;t removing the current licensing structure remove the intended &quot;simplicity&quot;. But, if it was the latter then I find it surprising why weren&#x27;t people fighting an obviously dubious claim from Qualcomm.