Apple to invest $1 billion in Sharp LCD factory due to Samsung dispute

Last week an infographic made by The Economist was floating around on the internet that we didn’t cover because … hey, there’s only so many inforgraphics you can shove in people’s faces before they get bored, right? Anyway, one of the key pieces of data in said graphic was that of the $178 worth of components that go into making an iPhone 4, $45.68 is what Apple pays to Samsung; that’s a hair over 25%. Now unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock, you’re aware of the court battles Samsung and Apple have been waged in over patents, trademark violations, and who knows what else. Just this week we reported that Apple has plans to shift production of their next generation A6 processor to Taiwan ... »read more

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