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Apple demanded $1 billion incentive payment from Qualcomm to supply iPhone modems

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At a federal courthouse in California, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf has testified that Apple insisted on receiving a $1 billion incentive payment for the chance to supply the iPhone with modems.
In the ongoing legal tussle between Qualcomm and Apple, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf has testified at a federal courthouse in San Jose, California, that Apple demanded a $1 billion ‘incentive payment’ for a chance to supply the iPhone modems. The payment would ease the technical costs Apple would face switching from its then current supplier Infineon Technologies.

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