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Apple is so huge that they treat their manufacturers like a freelance design contracts... "We'll let you build our devices. We can't pay you, but think how amaz
by cush 3y ago
Apple is so huge that they treat their manufacturers like a freelance design contracts... "We'll let you build our devices. We can't pay you, but think how amazing it will look to have Apple in your portfolio!"
- avmich 3y agoCapitalism. If manufacturers can't count their beans, who'll do that for them? Of course same applies to actual freelance persons - where the dynamics is substantially different.
- unicornmama 3y agoIt might appears unfair from Apple's side to take advantage of their position. However, hardware manufacturers do not resemble naive and exploited children. Commoditized vendors experience pressure to zero their margins from their largest customers. Every big customer does this (Wallmart, Google, Amazon, etc.) It's textbook business strategy.
- southwesterly 3y ago“Oh, by the way, sign this NDA so you can’t even talk about it.”