Who wins if the big Broadcom/Qualcomm merger deal happens?

It’s apparently Merger Monday, as computer chipmaker Broadcom is waving money at shareholders of Qualcomm in an acquisition offer worth well over $100 billion. And no, the companies are not related, despite the “com” name thing. Broadcom is the No. 5 chipmaker in the world and Qualcomm is at No. 3 behind Samsung and market leader Intel.

And while such a merger or buyout or takeover likely wouldn’t affect your daily life, it does have big implications for another company: Apple. Cupertino is currently having some legal disagreements with Qualcomm, and has recently stopped using their chips in various tech gadgets. HTC, Nintendo and Google also use Qualcomm chips. However, the company has also recently come under scrutiny from the FTC for some unsavory business practices.

Some analysts think that if the deal goes through – Qualcomm is reportedly not on board, yet – the merger could wrap up the Apple and FTC complaints and everyone will resume happily making next-generation phones and other amazing tech. Press release:

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