Their business model existed largely via the mismatch between cellphone companies and wireless carriers.
Free market pricing is based on demand of the feature not the cost to make it. Qualcomm should be pricing the part at the point where the phone without the qualcomm part is equal value per dollar.
Apple is sitting on 200b in cash. What would be great for consumers if they spent some of their cash on 6g networks before they turn into a sovereign wealth fund.
Anyway, such verticals integration is unlikely to be good for consumers.