Qualcomm accuses Apple of giving its chip secrets to Intel
> Apple engaged in a years-long campaign of false promises, stealth and subterfuge designed to steal Qualcomm’s confidential information and trade secrets for the purpose of improving the performance of lower-quality modem chipsets<p>I'm so skeptical whenever I read something like that.  Even on small scales, deceit and conspiracy are rare.  They seem even more unlikely at a company with the scale, success, and talent of Apple.  Coordinated corporate espionage would be a Really Big Deal, and something I doubt Apple would risk over modem performance.  (VW's diesel scandal is the closest thing I can think of.  Of course, there are other examples in finance like Enron.)<p>Maybe I'm biased from my experience at Google.  (I know they're a favorite HN punching bag, but we try really hard to do the right thing regarding PII, privacy, ethics, etc.)  I can't imagine anyone with the power to condone a trade secret stealing conspiracy at a company like Apple would do so.<p>"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"