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No 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
by flyinglizard 8y ago
No 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.