Apple Inc., which is now facing a ban on the sale of several iPhone models from Chinese courts, said it would update its smartphone product software on Friday night (14/12/2018).
As is known Monday (12/10/2018), Chinese courts granted Qualcomm's lawsuit regarding the ban on the sale of some older iPhone models, including iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X because it violates two Qualcomm patents.
For this reason, Apple told Reuters that it would still sell some of the older iPhone models. But they will carry out software updates on several iPhone models starting next week "to overcome concerns about our commitment to ordering."
"Based on the iPhone model that we offer today in China, we believe we comply with [court decisions]," said Apple.
"Early next week we will provide software updates for iPhone users in China who are worried about the small function of the two patents in question [Qualcomm] in this case," added Apple.
This case has created uncertainty over Apple's business in China, which is one of its biggest markets. They worry that the reduced demand for the latest iPhone models will hit the stock.
However, Apple has stated that all of its cellphone models remain sold in China during the filing of a Judicial Review to Chinese courts. Until now all iPhone models are still available for purchase on the Apple China website.
This case began when Qualcomm filed a lawsuit against Apple in a Chinese court at the end of 2017. Now the US processor company is continuing a similar lawsuit to file a ban on Apple's latest smartphone products, namely iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR.
The case brought by Qualcomm is actually part of a mutual dispute involving dozens of global patent claims between the two US companies.
One of them was when Apple cut payments worth billions of dollars to Qualcomm because it saw the hardware price was unreasonable.
Most recently, Qualcomm dragged Apple as easing evidence regarding a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit accusing Qualcomm of conducting a trade monopoly.
In fact, Apple itself allegedly reported the behavior of the monopoly, because Qualcomm is considered to dominate the processor hardware market in ways that are considered fraudulent, even though Qualcomm sets a high price on its products.
As a result, for Qualcomm's actions, several countries have imposed fines on this San Diego-based company. Among them are USD975 Million by China in 2015, USD854 by South Korea in 2016, and USD774.14 by Taiwan in 2017. While the dispute between Qualcomm and the US is still in the process in the North California District Court.
No comments:
Write comments