> Buying up all state of the art production capacities so competition is one node behind. This is such a funny statement. Do people think Apple is dumping wafe

> Buying up all state of the art production capacities so competition is one node behind. This is such a funny statement. Do people think Apple is dumping wafers into the ocean? Or buying the capacity and not using it? The economic reality is that Apple can pay more for cutting edge process because they have higher prices and margins. So, people paying a premium for hardware get more advanced hardware. How is this in any way surprising? Is the theory that if only Apple wasn’t willing to pay a premium, TSMC would sell the same wafers cheaper to other manufacturers? Wouldn’t that make TSMC 1) dumb, and 2) less profitable and therefore less able to invest in the next process?