Η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή κατηγορεί την Qualcomm πως παρανόμησε δίνοντας χρήματα σε μεγάλο κατασκευαστή κινητών συσκευών, για να πετύχει την αποκλειστική χρήση των Socs της στα προϊόντα του, ενώ παράλληλα τα διέθετε κάτω του κόστους, έχοντας σαν στόχο την εκδίωξη του ανταγωνισμού από την αγορά, εκμεταλευόμενη την κυρίαρχη θέση της.
Η Επιτροπή έχει στείλει δύο Statements of Objections που αφορούν αυτές τις περιπτώσεις και αυτή έχει 3 μήνες για να απαντήσει στις κατηγορίες για χρηματισμό και 4 για την επιθετική τιμολογιακή της πολιτική.
Exclusivity payment Statement of Objections
The first Statement of Objections outlines that since 2011, Qualcomm has paid significant amounts to a major smartphone and tablet manufacturer on condition that it exclusively use Qualcomm baseband chipsets in its smartphones and tablets. The Commission takes the preliminary view that this conduct has reduced the manufacturer's incentives to source chipsets from Qualcomm's competitors and has harmed competition and innovation in the markets for UMTS and LTE baseband chipsets. The contract between Qualcomm and the manufacturer containing the exclusivity clauses is still in force.
Predatory pricing Statement of Objections
The second Statement of Objections takes the preliminary view that between 2009 and 2011 Qualcomm engaged in 'predatory pricing' by selling certain baseband chipsets at prices below costs, with the intention of hindering competition in the market. This conduct appears to have taken place at a time when Icera posed a growing threat to Qualcomm in the leading edge segment of the market, offering advanced data rate performance. In the Commission's preliminary view, Qualcomm reacted to that threat by selling certain quantities of its UMTS baseband chipsets to two of its customers at prices that did not cover Qualcomm's costs, with the aim of forcing Icera out of the market.
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