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Analyst: Apple controls 60% of touchscreen supply

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Matthew, Apr 8, 2011.

  1. Matthew TechSpot Editor, Community Manager

    Following the Japanese quake, many analysts predicted supply issues for Apple's iPad 2 and upcoming iPhone 5. In fact, just today Best Buy announced that it would postpone sales of the second-generation iPad because of "supply constraints," while the iPhone 5 might be delayed until the second half of 2011 instead of the usual early summer refresh.

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    Matthew, Apr 8, 2011
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  2. TeamworkGuy2 TechSpot Enthusiast

    Wow, that's quite a lot of market sector for one company to have tied up.
    TeamworkGuy2, Apr 8, 2011
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  3. Trillionsin TechSpot Enthusiast

    Havent we seen an article similar to this in the past 6 months? Seems a little unfair, but first come first serve... early bird gets the worm sort of thing, huh?
    Trillionsin, Apr 8, 2011
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  4. Guest

    Is i Pad better than Droid (any versions)? I have seen both used but do not own either. You best review as a user (data), apps, etc. Appreciate input. Looking for best user friendly. Tomboy
    Guest, Apr 8, 2011
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  5. mosu TechSpot Enthusiast

    Apple controls even more tech writers than market share.
    mosu, Apr 9, 2011
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  6. captaincranky TechSpot Addict

    Well, actually we have and quite a bit more recently than 6 months..... http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic162913.html If touchscreens were a commodity traded on the NYSE then Apple would be running afoul of the SEC. As it stands now, they're walking a fine line between legal and illegal pursuant to anti- trust violation. The whole affair is commodities manipulation.
    captaincranky, Apr 10, 2011
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