Apple finds new memory suppliers for iPhone and iPad, pushing Samsung further away

Dream on. cheapest my friend.

They might not want to settle for anything less, but what is out there that’s comparable?

Nokias Clear Black Amoled.  But they ain’t getting that either ;p

Somehow I think they must have already done that – hence them using Samsung originally. By your logic, that means none of the other suppliers were up to par. Now they must settle for second best. 

Funny. I thought it was approximately 2005? That Apple used their cash to make long term memory deals. I did not know that it was recently. I was also unaware that samsung was the only company on the planet capable of producing high quality components and no other company could innovate to or beyond samsungs level.  true story™©®

That’s a funny thing you say because it shows you know only hype. When Apple switched from Power PC to Intel their devices became less stable. Most would say that Vizio televisions are just as good as Samsung or Sony’s at a far lesser price.

You have tested nothing which means you know far less than Apple. In fact, from your inference, you only think that Samsung makes the best stuff because Apple purchased components from them. Somehow I think that the company who has continually received awards on hardware quality and customer support knows more than you and isn’t willing to hurt their brand. With Apple’s cash they could open their own manufacturing plant and build their own memory chips if they felt it necessary.

Exactly, say it again please. Toshiba really, give me a break.

Wow. You’re a dipshit. So it is absolutely implausible that toshiba or any other company could make quality components? Apple is so screwed now right? Everyone sell your apple stock!! It’s over!!! Huge mistake!!! Changing a component supplier is a no no!! That’s business 101.  true story ™©®

agreed. they shot themselves in the foot.

Steven75, apple realized that they are rearing a serpent head, that samsung is a master of improving others technology, that samsung will grow from others idea. it is like sony coming up with PS by improving the idea of nintendo. apple can always go to the likes of toshiba and other parts supplier anytime any soon. the technology is the same, but marketing is everything which samsung is known for. AMD and Intel are the same except that Intel has the marketing prowess that got them the upperhand.

Yes I see your point. I was unaware that when the virgin Mary squirted out Jesus samsung cut a deal with god to be the ONLY producer of the best quality components from year 1 until the end of time. I have been enlightened.  true story™©®

If Apple chose to change suppliers because another one was better that is one thing, but they changed suppliers due to the legal battles going on. I am not saying samsung will always be the best and if you look back Apple didn’t ALWAYS use samsung for some parts. Apple re-evaluates every year and invests large sums of money to secure exclusives, and guess what, Samsung won a lot of the components every year due to their quality. Steve Jobs himself said this is what gives Apple its advantage.

This time around though they plan to cut out Samsung completely, which means their products will not be receiving “The Best” every year. While competitors will have access to this inventory which Apple used to have exclusives to.

The other component suppliers such as LG, Toshiba and etc also make Android phones FYI..so it is a matter of time until Apple is forced to cut them out too..and where would that lead you in the end to? 

And if you think I am making this up let me give you an example. When HTC released the Evo they had a HUGE issue securing LCD screens which led to large shortages for 3 months. This effectively had sprint turn down contracts and sales due to the lack of supply.

Supply is vital, and Apple opening up supply to competitors while lowering their own can’t possibly be good for Apple..

Scroat, you’re a troll plain and simple. Of course quietstorms is as much of a complete idiot as you are. You both completely miss the entire point of what someone’s saying just because you perceive it as an attack on your precious Apple. Stating the obvious – Apple must now settle for second rate components – is not inaccurate. They chose Samsung years ago for a reason, it was their top pick when it come down to cost vs. performance vs. quality. So whoever they use now will, at best, be their second pick. 

Now fu*k off. True Story.

Or the money they spent to secure supply was making other companies he best.

I agree, thats why apple must veer away from a copycat like samsung. least samsung could grow out of the idea that apple hatched. improving of ideas of other companies is samsungs forte by utilizing their flotilla of engineers to dissect other products. i don’t believe in the best. the technology is the same, process is the same, except the marketing.

They haven’t dropped samsung completely. They have added other suppliers. In a few years will they have dropped samsung? Time will tell. This could be a strategy to get a better contract. Were you in the room when they decided? No? Me neither. I’m willing to give Tim Cook the benefit of the doubt. I think he and Apple have earned it. Apple has always emphasized quality. If they think they can phase out samsung and still maintain that quality then have at it. 

I think you’re being paid huge sum by samsung. the chips made by toshiba and other supplier will perform   even better than what samsung make. cost is the only reason why apple went to samsung. samsung is a company that is always scared. making everything and into sponsorship to make the samsung brand imprinted onto livery or jersey more often. look they are number one now in TV but they are losing heavily in this business. one piece of advice “YOU CANNOT BE EVERYTHING” YOU WILL LOSS IF YOU CANNOT BE A MASTER OF ONE”. Samsung just improved others idea then patent it at the expense of a company that started the technology. And by the way, the so. korea government may have assisted it also to become what the name samsung is now. so let it be known that when steve jobs of apple declare to the whole electronic world that they choose samsung for quality, he did it to assure the apple loyalist and converts that the apple product is of quality. i am 110% sure that apple would do the same if it were HTC that supplied them with parts. the koreans are always scared, the example of which is their high rate of suicide. one thing more, the korean companies benefited much from japans economic bubble burst. how? try to research it.