De cand Samsung si Apple se tot ataca prin instantele din intreaga lume multe persoane s-au intrebat de ce oare nu renunta Apple la contractele anuale de aproape 9 miliarde de dolari pe care le are cu Samsung. Ei bine raspunsul este simplu: Samsung face piese ieftine si bune, insa Apple cauta deja mai multi parteneri pentru productia de ecrane si alte componente ale iDevice-urilor. Apple deocamdata nu a indicat ca ar lua in considerare o posibila reziliere a contractelor cu Samsung, insa coreenii incearca sa separe problemele legale de divizia care produce componente pentru Apple, deoarece compania din Cupertino este cel mai mare client al Samsung.
The clear message from Samsung is that a strict internal firewall between its handset business and its components operations remains intact. While it plans to appeal the U.S. verdict, and a damages bill for $1.05 billion for copying critical features of Apple’s popular mobile devices – a sum that could be trebled – Samsung will not want to put at risk its Apple supply contract which is worth billions of dollars. As well as being the only supplier of micro processors for the iPhone and iPad, Samsung also supplies DRAM and NAND-type memory chips and flat screens used in the popular Apple gadgets. Samsung products comprise 26 percent of the component cost of the iPhone, Samsung’s lead counsel Charles Verhoeven was quoted as saying in the media.
Practic actualul CEO al Samsung incearca sa mentina intacta bariera dintre divizia mobila si cea producatoare de componente pentru terminale mobile, aceasta bariera asigurand existenta contractelor incheiate cu Apple. Desi americanii cauta noi furnizori pentru componentele iDevice-urilor, deocamdata Samsung ramane cel mai important furnizor de microprocesoare, memorie RAM si medii de stocare. Apple a testat capacitatea de productie a taiwanezilor de la TSMC, insa yield rate-ul mic ii foretaza sa continue colaborarea cu Samsung.
In viitor cele doua companii vor merge pe cai diferite daca problemele legale vor continua, dar deocamdata Samsung furnizeaza 30% dintre componentele fiecarui iPhone.
