Although they are not very important or are hidden by the companies, the truth is that legal battles between the different actors in the sector are something more frequent than it seems. Patent theft, espionage and plagiarism are some of the causes that make the different brands confront each other and that sometimes billions of euros in benefits and sanctions are put at stake that end up falling on the technological ones.
The controversy is something intrinsic to consumer electronics and we can see an example in the criticism that brands like Xiaomi receive from fans of the apple firm who criticize the great resemblance of the Chinese firm's devices with those launched since Cupertino. In the past few hours, we've learned more about the lawsuit than Qualcomm has put against Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), for the manipulation of some of its products. What is happening? We will tell you about it below.
The complaint
The US processor manufacturer has filed a lawsuit against Tim Cook's brand because they believe that the latest iPhones have been equipped with processors whose frequency has been deliberately lowered to offer a worst performance than expected. According to Qualcomm, this measure not only impacts users by damaging their user experience, but also affects the reputation of the component company.
The battle against Intel
Most of the terminals that have the seal of the apple have chips manufactured by Intel or by Qualcomm. In an attempt to offer a Solomonic solution, Apple tries to offer the same speed benefits to all terminals that have the components of both companies. However, some voices have criticized that this first is being given a certain advantage and that the preference of those from Cupertino for it is demonstrated.
A decision with more implications?
In many cases, in consumer electronics, users must do an exercise in reflection and think about how far technology can go in order to achieve a privileged position. In this case, taking into account that we are witnessing in broad strokes the launch of a new annual iPhone, could we be facing a concealed planned obsolescence in which a lower performance of the devices indirectly leads to a faster replacement time? What is your opinion? Is the conflict between Qualcomm and Apple just one of many? We leave you more information related to the benefits of the latest processors created by this firm so you can learn more.