Could be because Intel has an actual fab in Ireland, while Qualcomm, like AMD, are fab-less chip companies.<p>And i&#x27;m not sure if Intel has offered such deals, or simply been selling their Atom chips below cost.<p>There may also be some issue with Qualcomm sitting on some radio patents. Samsung had to use Qualcomm chips in some Galaxy variants to function on Verizon networks, for instance.