I don't buy it. TSMC is a lot bigger than Apple's hardware business. Even if TSMC was on the market (which I doubt it is), Apple's needs aren't sufficient to ke

I don't buy it. TSMC is a lot bigger than Apple's hardware business. Even if TSMC was on the market (which I doubt it is), Apple's needs aren't sufficient to keep an entire semiconductor fab afloat. Owning TSMC would mean that Apple would have to take orders from other clients, which really isn't the sort of thing Apple likes to do.