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Because Apple showed up with a big bag of money, presumably.

• culturestate 4y ago
  And, importantly, Apple continues to show up with even more big bags of money. Giving Apple de facto right of first refusal for new node capacity is as much about maintaining TSMC's relationship with its most important customer as it is about this year's bottom line.
  • jojobas 4y ago
    I bet they could ask the same amount for 80% of the capacity and Apple would agree.