[simongr3dal]

> Why would they?

Because Apple has a lot of capital and they wouldn’t need to compete as hard for their share of tsmc production capacity.

[threeseed]

I wouldn't considered Apple to be even competing.

They are by far the biggest customer and have a multi-faceted relationship e.g. OLEDs, Modems.

[cyanydeez]

they are addicted to cheap labor.

[colinmhayes]

How much labor is involved in semiconductor manufacturing? It's mostly automated, right?

[valuearb]

To a man carrying an axe, everything is a tree.

[robjan]

Labour isn't particularly cheap in Taiwan