On December 24, Engadget reported that He is not the best friend, so it was surprising to hear that Apple was facing a fine for failing to produce evidence of a lawsuit against the chip manufacturer.

　　According to Bloomberg News, the San Jose court in California has ordered Apple to pay $25,000 a day (from December 16) because the company failed to hand over the documents required by the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier this year, the agency sued Qualcomm for anti-competitive behavior. For example, Qualcomm provides Apple with conditions that if Apple only uses its baseband chip on the iPhone, it will reduce its patent royalties.

Apple spokesperson Josh Rosenstock denied that the company had concealed the relevant documents and told Bloomberg: "We have produced millions of documents for this case and are working hard to intensify our work in a very short period of time. Provide more information and documents requested. We plan to appeal this ruling."

　　 It’s still unclear why Apple can’t prepare the information as quickly as the court requires, because delays in submitting the court’s ruling will benefit Qualcomm unless the decision is revoked. Otherwise, Apple will have to submit relevant documents before December 29, otherwise it will face more severe fines.

　　 However, no matter how much the fine is, it will hardly affect Apple's financial situation, because Apple can make a profit of $25,000 in a few seconds.

　　 Although Apple is not directly involved in this lawsuit, the two companies are engaged in some legal battles.

　　 In January of this year, Apple launched this war, using the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit to sued Qualcomm for $1 billion.

　　 In November last year, the chip manufacturer launched a counterattack against its lawsuit, accusing Apple of failing to comply with software license terms and sharing proprietary information with competitors.

　　 Apple sued Qualcomm again in late November, claiming that the old Snapdragon chip infringed at least 8 patents.

　　 Of course, Qualcomm also responded with its own lawsuit, claiming that from iPhone 7 to iPhone X, all iPhones infringed at least 16 patents.