https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/30/apples-spat-with-qualcomm-may-reportedly-escalate-to-the-hardware-level/

Apple and Qualcomm’s feud appears to be escalating further heading into the fourth quarter, as a new report by The Wall Street Journal this evening indicates Apple is designing iPhones and iPads that would not include Qualcomm’s components.

Instead, Apple may opt to work with Intel and possibly MediaTek for its modem chips, according to the report. This would be another significant shot between the two companies, which have been running an extended legal battle regarding payments for Qualcomm’s technology. Apple filed a $1 billion lawsuit with Qualcomm in January and the situation has seemingly just escalated from there. Qualcomm also reportedly filed a lawsuit against Apple in China, looking to block manufacturing and sale of the iPhone in China earlier this month.