2 ms·
It’s not about preventing knockoffs, apple is not built on first mover advantage. It’s about protecting price on contracts for supplies that are locked in well
by hammock 5y ago
It’s not about preventing knockoffs, apple is not built on first mover advantage.
It’s about protecting price on contracts for supplies that are locked in well before launch. When AirPods launch apple has contracts lined up already for production of many thousands of them if not millions.
- asdff 5y agoSo if samsung knows apple wants to use some part from some vendor they will actually go to that vendor and attempt to buy out their stock? Seems like there is a market for unscummy vendors who won't do that to you then.