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The chances of AAPL buying a large stake (or all) of TSMC just increased significantly.
by moeadham 8y ago
The chances of AAPL buying a large stake (or all) of TSMC just increased significantly.
- flyinglizard 8y agoNo chance of Apple buying all of TSMC - that would make them a huge target for regulators and place them on a precarious position with competitors in regards to IP protection (IP Chinese walls etc). If Apple buys something, it keeps it to itself and honestly it really doesn't need all of TSMC (not to mention it's a bit of a big fish at $216bn market cap). If I were Apple, I'd start my own joint venture with someone, developing exclusive fabs/nodes for future Apple processors - if only to exert pressure on their fab manufacturing partners like Samsung.
- samfisher83 8y agoThere is no chance the Taiwanese government would allow that to happen.
- FuriouslyAdrift 8y agoApple already owns quite a bit of chip IP and a few small fabs.