the problem there is intel’s 5g modems just didn’t work as opposed to worked well and then got sued by Qualcomm. Apple would also pretty happily fight that battle in court. Make a working 5g chipset then release it, make millions in market with a back up chip ready if they get a bad court decision but hope to fight qualcomm over unfair patents.

But they need a working competitive 5g chip first, which Intel and now Apple using basically the same starting point, just don’t have yet.