Apple Suppliers

Samsung looks to pinch Apple suppliers due to Galaxy S4 demand

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:14:51 GMT

Source: www.theinquirer.net --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Attacks on another front ...

Samsung courts Apple suppliers in manufacturing scrabble

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:42:07 GMT

Source: www.zdnet.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Has the race to secure links in the supply chain begun? ...

Samsung chases Apple suppliers

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:13:14 GMT

Source: onlyhardwareblog.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Overtaking Apple as the world’s leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics’ in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival’s main parts Suppliers. After costly courtroom battles over technology patents, the two gadget giants are now going head-to-head over securing the best supply of parts as they jostle to rule the $253 billion smartphone market. The two took 100% of the industry’s profit in January-March, Canaccord Genuity data show. Trampling on Apple’s supply patch could make life tough for the US firm as it prepares for its next product line-up, including a cheaper iPhone for emerging markets such as China. Having Samsung muscle in on its Suppliers could drive up costs and lead to component bottlenecks, disrupting product launches. Samsung’s huge in-house supply chain – providing parts from displays and powerful processors to memory chips and batteries – has been a core strength in its war for smartphone supremacy. As it now looks to widen its lead with products spanning both the high and cheap-and-cheerful ends of the market, Samsung’s supplies have become stretched, prompting it to hunt elsewhere to ensure it isn’t caught short. “The next round of the post-patent battle for them will be over component supplies,” said Lee Sun-tae, an analyst at NH Investment & Securities. “Who wins access to the best performing components in class in large quantity – that’s the key… an ...

Samsung courts Apple suppliers as Galaxy demands bite

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:18:48 GMT

Source: www.itpro.co.uk --- Friday, May 17, 2013
News 17 May, 2013 Reuters South Korean smartphone makers has started shopping around for new Suppliers, it has been claimed. ...

iPad Mini Sales Spat Puts Focus on Apple Suppliers: Apple is famous for keeping its supply chain partners under strict gag orders. So when the CEO of an iPad Mini manufacturer reportedly blamed his declining revenue on that device's slowing sales, ears perked up all over Wall Street. The CEO denied mentioning any specific product, however, and industry

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:55:40 GMT

Source: www.macsurfer.com --- Friday, May 10, 2013
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iPad Mini Sales Spat Puts Focus on Apple Suppliers

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Source: www.technewsworld.com --- Friday, May 10, 2013
Don't blame Jason Cheng for the latest news that iPad Mini sales may be declining in the second quarter. Cheng is CEO of Pegatron, an Apple supplier based in Taiwan, who this week reportedly blamed declining iPad Mini sales for contributing to the company's flagging revenues. Cheng denies he made any comments about the iPad Mini or any other specific product. Pegatron assembles iPhones and iPads as well as Microsoft Surface tablets. It will soon boost its current workforce of 100,000 by 40 percent. ...