Apple buys every 3 nm chip that TSMC can make for next-gen iPhones and Macs::TSMC is said to eat the cost of defective chips so it can keep Apple’s business.

  • twelve12@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Ah yes, inovation. And by innovation, I mean buying the entire manufacuring capability so your competitors can’t use it

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      1 year ago

      I don’t mean to defend apple, but I wouldn’t criticize them for being ruthless when it comes to fighting for being the “best”

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      1 year ago

      This is the side effect of it. They order max capacity because apple knows its demand… they will sell all of it in record time 🥴