Apple Inc. (AAPL), Samsung Divorce Gets Uglier: Report

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It appears that the process started last fall, when Apple commissioned SK Hynix to produce memory chips and used Sharp for in-cell displays on the iPhone 5 – both components were previously made by Samsung.  The changes may have contributed to a shortage of iPhone 5s when they were released, as the in-cell displays were more difficult to produce than those in previous models.

Samsung was getting a large percentage of its component business from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), so how this impending separation will affect the company remains to be seen. However, with Apple being such a presence in the tech economy, it may not have much trouble filling in the holes where Samsung was, as surely there are many companies that will line up for the opportunity to be affiliated with Cupertino.

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