And...therein lies part of the reason that Apple and Samsung are highly wary of what Qualcomm is doing....since it shift much of the power away from their walled gardens and into Qualcomm's hands since Qualcomm will control part of the keys if either Apple or Samsung use Qualcomm chips.
Intel is of course trying to get its money-losing modem chips into everything in an attempt to reach the scale it needs to turn the chips profitable....thus it also servers Intel's self-interest to attack Qualcomm's model.
Ultimately however....the business dynamics here work the same way they did for the Rambus-Intel v. memory cartel. Intel/Apple/Samsung will collude to corrupt the legal process (witness the Korean anti-trust decision and the Obama FTC anti-trust referal) and shift Qualcomm tech into their products (already there) without paying for it. Over time, Intel will pick-up more of Apple's business (and probably Samsung's....though it seems to be riding both side of the fence atm since its not clear which side will win) while incorporating Qualcomm tech under the guise of FRAND "licensing" (without reaching an actual license agreement and without actually PAYING Qualcomm for the license until all litigation is concluded).
I have stated before and will again that the wildcard in the equation is more Apple's suppliers....who are caught in the middle since it is they (not Apple) that are contractually obligated (by their own free will) to paying Qualcomm. While Apple is contractually obligated to pay the suppliers....Apple can afford to wait out any legal results (which will take years). The suppliers however are highly likely to be hit by an injunction or have Qualcomm refuse to shift product after 90 days of no payment. Intel's supply of chips is NOT yet prepared to entirely step into the breach thus resulting in an inventory shortage of iPhones (and other Apple products). Of course there have been rumors of high Apple inventory levels..so maybe Apple is counting on this to disguise and be an excuse to a dramatic reduction in finished product inventory so that they can jack up prices again ($1,000 iPhone8?).
Lots of speculation in the above....but probably more than a little truth.
VG