LOL so many members here blast about never buying anything with samsung in it, well good luck with that hahahahaha
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Samsung Chosen to Supply 80 Percent of Apple's Future A-Series Chips for iOS Devices
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I find it quite amazing that two companies that obviously need each other can't play nice on the school ground.
I think the important thing to remember is Samsung are manufacturing the A9, they did not design it.
It's a matter of supply chain management.
It seems that the fanbois get all worked up about advertising, and that hurts their ability to see objectively what the bottom line is.
Steve didn't help with the flipping off picture at IBM, but the thing is that going all "win at all costs" may be spiting your face by cutting off your nose.
It seems that the fanbois get all worked up about advertising, and that hurts their ability to see objectively what the bottom line is.
Steve didn't help with the flipping off picture at IBM, but the thing is that going all "win at all costs" may be spiting your face by cutting off your nose.
soooooo... those iPhones and iMacs just make themselves?
I don't buy Pages, or iMovie, I also don't buy OSX nor iOS upgrades? I keep buying Apple hardware, Not Apple software so wouldn't that make Apple primarily a Hardware Manufacturer? Granted they do only run their own software but they give that stuff away.----------
Samsung is in a great spot, they supply the resources, even if their recent phone sales are in the tank they are still making $.
How do we know this isn't just a rumor to pump up Samsung stock?
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...of-their-future-14nm-processors-for-2016.html
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...of-their-future-14nm-processors-for-2016.html
Get ready for the childish Samsung haters to be writing more "down with Samsung" on their Samsung powered iOS devices.
They should just rethink their priorities in life... (or get one... a life)
I've slept with the enemy. Unfortunately I also worked with her and when I dumped her she became a stalker. I ended up moving several hundred miles away to get away from her. Harder to do when you are a global company.
Irony? What irony? Apple choosing Samsung is basically saying "WE ARE TAKING THE HIGH ROAD AND GIVING YOU BUSINESS REGARDLESS OF YOUR LOW LEVEL SALES SHENANIGANS AGAINST US".
Samsung does need Apple but not for the reasons expressed here.
Samsung Electronics has rapidly decreasing profits as its dominant handset business shifts increasingly to commodity phones with low margins.
The need for Samsung to capitalize its investments in foundries is intense. Landing Apple as an increasingly large customer for A8 and A9 chips is a major win for Samsung to assure its capital recovery, whatever the margins. Apple presses vendor margins so it can maintain its own.
It succeeds.
Rocketman
Samsung Electronics has rapidly decreasing profits as its dominant handset business shifts increasingly to commodity phones with low margins.
The need for Samsung to capitalize its investments in foundries is intense. Landing Apple as an increasingly large customer for A8 and A9 chips is a major win for Samsung to assure its capital recovery, whatever the margins. Apple presses vendor margins so it can maintain its own.
It succeeds.
Rocketman
Even Samsung isn't THAT stupid. Their profits are tumbling to the ground on the mobile side. They're MORE than happy to work with Apple. They'd be stupid not to.
