I was reading about Mona Simpson (Steve's younger sister and novelist) about two weeks ago. I was curious about his relationship with her. I've read that they became very close when he found out about her, but when Mona wrote a book inspired from his brother's personality, Steve became outraged and the two became distant afterwards.
But do you really think when Steve was in his deathbed, he was going to say, "Hey Sis, I still hate you for that book you wrote that was basically about me!" I highly doubt that because with someone is ready to die, everything becomes water under the bridge.
Samsung and Google still succeed when iPhone succeeds. Google didn't need Android to succeed to become one of the richest companies ever. Google was already big just a few years ago. Remember, Google acquired a small startup company called Android, Inc back in 2005, two years BEFORE iOS was introduced. And Samsung's semiconductor business is blooming. They make the A4 and A5 chip somewhere in Austin, Texas. Apple will continue going to them for the components.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2011/10/133_96008.html
But do you really think when Steve was in his deathbed, he was going to say, "Hey Sis, I still hate you for that book you wrote that was basically about me!" I highly doubt that because with someone is ready to die, everything becomes water under the bridge.
Samsung and Google still succeed when iPhone succeeds. Google didn't need Android to succeed to become one of the richest companies ever. Google was already big just a few years ago. Remember, Google acquired a small startup company called Android, Inc back in 2005, two years BEFORE iOS was introduced. And Samsung's semiconductor business is blooming. They make the A4 and A5 chip somewhere in Austin, Texas. Apple will continue going to them for the components.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2011/10/133_96008.html
Apple and Samsung have been involved in a heavy legal battle over patent infringement claims this year.
Apple is known to have dropped Samsung in favor of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the next version of its custom design mobile processors used in its popular i-branded products.
But Samsung insiders and industry officials expect the switch will be ``short-lived’’ because Samsung has a proven roadmap in chip-making technologies and a reliable output commitment.
Samsung Austin Semiconductor (SAS) in Texas, tasked to handle mobile application processors (APs) for Apple, has an annual production capacity of 65,000 sheets, the latest Gartner report showed.
``Samsung is better positioned to clearly commit production volumes at reasonable prices because it has proven chip-making technologies. It is very unlikely for Apple to switch client basis suddenly, just because of patent diputes,’’ said another Samsung executive familiar with the matter.
``The Apple-Samsung fight is a totally different matter. We are reliable and trustable chip supplier to Apple. Apple knows that,’’ the executive added.
The so-called ``A6 mobile AP’’ will be used in advanced iPhones and iPads, which Apple plans to introduce next year. Analysts believe that Samsung already makes its predecessor, the A5, in Austin.
``Apple will stick with Samsung and its Austin factory to make A5 mobile chips rather than opt for rival supplier TSMC. Because TSMC's manufacturing process hasn’t gelled, the risk of going with it is too high,’’ said Ashok Kumar of Rodman & Renshaw in a note to clients.
``No other foundry can match Samsung’s capacity commitment, process road map and pricing,’’ Kumar claimed.
Steve Park, a senior Apple representative, declined to comment, as did Samsung Electronics spokesman Ken Noh.
Samsung plans to spend 4 trillion won for non-memories that include the foundry business and mobile APs, while 6.3 trillion won has been set aside for its traditionally-strong memory chip business, Samsung said.
Apple is going to buy over 8 trillion won or $7 billion worth of computer memory chips this year from its South Korean frenemy, enough to rank as Samsung’s biggest overseas client by the end of 2011.
As well as mobile APs, Apple buys large quantities of memory chips from Samsung for almost all its i-products
Jobs, Samsung Electronics had 30-year love-hate relationship
Apple and Samsung Electronics might be waging a patent war against each other around the world, but have had a long-standing relationship of cooperation and competition over the past 30 years.
The CEOs of the two companies have had close ties with each other. The late Samsung Group founder Lee Byung-chull, his son and successor Lee Kun-hee, and grandson and Samsung Electronics CEO Lee Jae-yong often spoke to the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to exchange advice or hold negotiations.
Jobs met Samsung`s owning family for the first time in November 1983 at the founder’s office in Seoul. At the time, Samsung Electronics decided to expand its semiconductor business after much consideration and began building a chip plant in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, through a huge investment.
Lee Byung-chull, who was in his 70s at the time, sat face-to-face with the then 28-year-old Jobs. The young American entrepreneur confidently explained the specifications of Apple’s personal computer Macintosh, which was slated for release soon.
Lee Byung-chull is known to have told Samsung executives who joined the meeting, “Jobs is the figure who can stand against IBM.”
The founder advised Jobs to “confirm if his business is beneficial to humanity, value talent, and emphasize co-existence with other companies.”
In 1985, Jobs was thrown out of Apple, the company he co-founded, due to the failure of the Macintosh. Lee Byung-chull’s discerning eye for the talented Jobs was infallible, however.
Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 and grew into a corporate icon who rivaled IBM as Lee Byung-chull predicted by introducing electronic devices that captured the souls of consumers.
With Apple emerging as one of Samsung Electronics’ major parts suppliers, Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee is said to have met Jobs several times, but no details of their meetings have been disclosed.
Jobs had many things in common with Lee Kun-hee. Both of them sought talented people with near genius ability and were hooked on cultural content such as movies.
Samsung Electronics CEO Lee Jae-yong, however, saw Jobs more frequently than his grandfather and father did. Lee Jae-yong saw Jobs once or twice a year to cooperate with Apple by visiting its headquarters and participating in international IT expos and CEO conferences.
Before Apple’s revolutionary iPhone made its debut, Jobs reportedly explained the smartphone to Lee Jae-yong by disassembling it.
Jobs, who held a briefing on the primitive version of Apple’s PC for the late Samsung founder, explained his company’s smartphone to the latter’s grandson 30 years later.
While Jobs was maintaining personal ties with three generations of the Samsung owning family, Apple has emerged as Samsung’s largest client. Industry sources forecast that Apple will overtake Sony as Samsung’s largest customer by purchasing 7.8 billion dollars worth of electronics parts produced by Samsung. Sony is expected to buy 6 billion dollars worth of Samsung parts.
With Apple suing Samsung for patent infringement in April, however, the long-standing cooperation between the two companies is on the verge of collapse.
When Apple released its iPad 2 in March, Jobs called Samsung a “copycat.”
In response, Lee Kun-hee expressed regret over Jobs` comment on April 21, when he appeared at his office for the first time since a criminal investigation into the illegal handover of the company’s managerial right to Lee Jae-yong.
“People tend to hit a protruding nail,” Lee Kun-hee said. “Technology can be given by a leader or received by a follower.”
So how will Jobs` death influence the patent war between the two companies? A Samsung source said no change will be made and Samsung will make no comment on the matter until after his funeral.
After Jobs died, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Choi Gee-sung offered his condolences. “We express our deepest condolences to Steve Jobs, whom we respected. Jobs was a gifted entrepreneur who presented a way forward and led innovation for the global IT industry.”