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AFAIK they put a massive order with TSMC and paid upfront to get all the production of their new line for a while, but I haven't seen anything indicating that A
by kergonath 5y ago
AFAIK they put a massive order with TSMC and paid upfront to get all the production of their new line for a while, but I haven't seen anything indicating that Apple owns the machines. At least in this case: they did own the production lines in other cases, such as screens at some point IIRC.
- slownews45 5y agoWhich would make sense - the scale of these orders / capital commitments is enormous and this allows Apple to get value for its cash and use that as a competitive advantage against random joe blow companies without nearly the capital resources apple brings.