Based on existing laws, accepting bribes is unethical and usually illegal. There will always be someone willing to bribe you no matter what the penalties are, and going after those who paid bribes will not actually stop that IMO. Companies act illegally all the time, and when its in their interests to do so they will continue.
Making the penalties for accepting bribes be more significant (more than the benefit gained by accepting the bribe) would significantly deter people from taking bribes regardless of how many people or how often.
I think we both have good points, so maybe the solution would be offering and accepting bribes should be illegal and penalized, and both parties should be penalized more than the benefits gained by offering/accepting the bribes. In this case, Qualcomm should be fined a much more significant amount of 4.9%, and apple too should be fined more than the price reductions + payouts they received from Qualcomm
Making the penalties for accepting bribes be more significant (more than the benefit gained by accepting the bribe) would significantly deter people from taking bribes regardless of how many people or how often.
I think we both have good points, so maybe the solution would be offering and accepting bribes should be illegal and penalized, and both parties should be penalized more than the benefits gained by offering/accepting the bribes. In this case, Qualcomm should be fined a much more significant amount of 4.9%, and apple too should be fined more than the price reductions + payouts they received from Qualcomm