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If they partner in massive $7 billion high volume display factory that mostly produces display's for Apple, it's unlikely that they go trough the effort to re
by Nokinside 10y ago
If they partner in massive $7 billion high volume display factory that mostly produces display's for Apple, it's unlikely that they go trough the effort to replicate all that special tooling and quality management for other markets.
- IBM 10y agoIt likely won't be for Apple exclusively and it's certainly not the only source of displays for Apple. Several suppliers are investing in OLED production in order to meet Apple's supply requirements.
- Nokinside 10y agoThere is trade-off between redundant supply and cutting edge design. If Apple pushes for all-glass design and fully adopts OLED it it may have to choose between the technological edge and diversified supply-chain. Sharp (owned by Foxconn) is good candidate and this joint investment speculation supports it. Having joint operation would mean that Apple can be more involved in the process process.