Re: Hmmm...
"Particularly if that case results in everybody asking for a reduction in licensing costs that hurts both Apple (competitors have an even playing field) and Qualcomm (revenue, share price, maybe more)"
I suspect that is the primary reason for this out of court settlement. Few $LargeCorp want their dirty washing aired in public and will often go to extreme lengths to avoid doing so. Now we'll never find out if Apple were paying over the odds nor what they are now paying. The smaller fish will carry on paying as they are now because they can't afford to take Qualcom to court.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
