Now that right there is a mind-bending relationship. Samsung is playing both sides of the field.
Just shows that Samsung doesn't care who wins the Android vs. iOS tablet/phone wars
a$ long a$ it get$ it$ cut.
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) is expected to purchase components used for its handheld devices from Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE) worth about $7.8 billion this year
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If the contract pushes through, Apple will become Samsung's largest customer, the paper added.
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I can't shake the feeling that if Samsung didn't allow Apple to pre-pay for production capacity and components and sent them elsewhere for them that the result would be higher priced Apple products and a more level competitive field.