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Apple Unleashes Its Bait-And-Switch Trick on Intel
Apple says it doesn’t want Intel’s modems anymore, then wants to buy the business. There’s a lesson here for Qualcomm.
Feeling a little used.
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It risks becoming Apple Inc.’s signature bait-and-switch move.
After years of developing technology with a supplier, the iPhone maker pulls the plug on the collaboration. It then buys up that business, which has limited prospects without Apple’s custom, and continues the development in-house.