In the war between them, Apple has means of retaliation heavy show that it is dependent on Samsung Electronics manufacture of their iDevices.
At the end of last week, some newspapers specialized in high-tech investments announced that Samsung had delayed the production of new factories because of declining orders from Apple, the latter trying to be less dependent on its main rival. This week announced what could be a backlash, according to the Wall Street Journal, via Market Watch, which reports information to a Chinese newspaper, Chosun Ilbo, published yesterday, Monday, November 12.
Lack of Choice
It seems that Samsung has found a way to compensate for this shortfall by simply increasing the price charged to Apple for the manufacture of its chips Apple Ax. Because if the latest generation of chips are designed and optimized by engineers in Cupertino is Samsung who is responsible for the melt. The source of Chinese daily stated that thus: « Samsung Electronics has recently communicated to Apple a significant price increase application processors. » As a first step, always according to the source, « Apple would have refused, but finding no other supplier would eventually accepted the increase.»
Total Dependence
Until now, all production of chips Apple Ax was entrusted to Samsung Electronics, about 130 million units in 2011 and 200 million this year.
The contract reads both companies runs until 2014. Apple had apparently he expected the situation and tried to avoid looking to buy the exclusive production of Taiwanese TSMC last August.
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