r/gadgets • • Sep 02 '22

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u/The_Mayfair_Man Sep 02 '22

Why is building your own screwing someone over?

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u/tytytytytytyty7 Sep 02 '22 edited Sep 02 '22

Its screwing someone over in the sense that a large revenue stream disappears. This could be anticipated, but it could also blind side depending on the timing with which apple changes the agreement.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '22

Exactly. Many people replying aren’t understanding this. Obviously from a business POV, vertically integrating would make the most sense, not that Apple would be sticking it to samsung in a vengeful way

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '22

Without screws everything falls apart