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Apple said to be in talks with Samsung to buy $7.8 billion worth of components


By Donald Melanson posted Feb 14th 2011 2:45PM
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It's not clear if it's related to that mysterious $3.9 billion "strategic investment" or not, but it looks like Apple could be about to throw some serious cash in Samsung's direction. According to a report published in the Korea Economic Daily, Apple is expected to purchase some $7.8 billion worth of components from Samsung this year, including displays, applications processors, and NAND flash chips -- all intended for use in iPhones and iPads. As the paper notes, Apple would become Samsung's single biggest customer if the deal goes through, although the two obviously aren't strangers to massive deals -- Apple has already famously run Samsung's flash memory supplies dry a few times.

Source: Wall Street Journal
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/...th-samsung-to-buy-7-8-billion-worth/#comments
 

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Jenky;3847485 said:
Apple said to be in talks with Samsung to buy $7.8 billion worth of components


By Donald Melanson posted Feb 14th 2011 2:45PM
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It's not clear if it's related to that mysterious $3.9 billion "strategic investment" or not, but it looks like Apple could be about to throw some serious cash in Samsung's direction. According to a report published in the Korea Economic Daily, Apple is expected to purchase some $7.8 billion worth of components from Samsung this year, including displays, applications processors, and NAND flash chips -- all intended for use in iPhones and iPads. As the paper notes, Apple would become Samsung's single biggest customer if the deal goes through, although the two obviously aren't strangers to massive deals -- Apple has already famously run Samsung's flash memory supplies dry a few times.

Source: Wall Street Journal
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/...th-samsung-to-buy-7-8-billion-worth/#comments

Apple to Samsung "naneun dangshineul saranghamnida" "나는 당신을 사랑합니다 احبك "

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Meat-O-Rama;3847504 said:
$7.8 billion?!?!?!?!? For a niche product maker>!?!?!?!?!?

Im still puzzling over why its ok to purchase that amount of inventory from your competitor. That is insane! I would spread that out differently. Find someone else to do a proprietary screen and get w/ motorola on those chips or whoever, anyone but your competition, especially if this is true about the 7.8 billion.

Samsung is amazing.


Jobs must really be home sick.
 

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Dallas;3847533 said:
Im still puzzling over why its ok to purchase that amount of inventory from your competitor. That is insane! I would spread that out differently. Find someone else to do a proprietary screen and get w/ motorola on those chips or whoever, anyone but your competition, especially if this is true about the 7.8 billion.

Samsung is amazing.


Jobs must really be home sick.

I doubt Apple cares.

They'll get the components, assemble them and make a good amount of money per item.
 
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