01.12.2009 22:50 Uhr, Quelle: Hardmac.com

Apple play in the market of flash memories?

A article published in Korea Times makes heavy charges against Apple. Today, thanks to the colossal sales of the iPhone and iPod, the company has become one, if not the largest purchase,r in the world of flash memory chips. The volumes are sufficient so that the company obtains very privileged conditions and that the size of its orders can influence the market of these chips, which, in a similar way as raw materials, fluctuates according to the offer and the demand.But Apple may be going further than what is on offer due to its purchasing volume. Apparently they cheat in order to buy these memories at the cheapest price possible. To arrive at this result, they issue a very large pre-orders and then initially only buy the minimum to which they are engaged by contract. Then, they would wait until the market price drops in response to the surge of unsold chips and then renegotiate the price and buy t

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