Posts by tooltalk

Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69  You seem to mis a couple of things. The various foundries make chips based on processes they tune for specific needs. So even though Samsung and IBM use similar tools they tune...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gazoobee    See my response to "mstone." I forgot that chip fabs are mostly automated and thus partly excluded from the stupidity of "manufacturing things in the USA" argument....

Quote: Originally Posted by Jeeves Staub  Just as Samsung is set to begin a $4 Billion expansion in Austin. http://gigaom.com/apple/samsungs-austin-plant-gets-overhaul-prep-for-new-iphone-ipad-chips/   That...

Quote: Originally Posted by jameskatt2  Samsung is the one burning its bridges. Samsung should just make peace and take Apple's offer for a license to its patents and vice versa, just as it has done with Microsoft, just...

Quote: Originally Posted by hill60    Aren't Samsung using TSMC made Qualcomm based chips in their LTE capable phones?   Oh,...

Quote: Originally Posted by TokyoJimu  People in China think I'm rich because I have an iPhone. They are very surprised when I tell them that in the U.S. whether you get an iPhone or another smartphone, it's basically the...

Quote: Originally Posted by jason98  So Tim Cook's promise last year to "fix" Europe failed epically. I guess Europe needs a cheep cutting edge phone (not a 1 or 2 year old models) I believe s3 is sold around $350...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil  "The trademark system is broken!"   Can't come up with WHAT on their own?   And why does Apple even need the trademark? These are two...

Quote: Originally Posted by drblank  Apple may not be as pristine as some would like, but they didn't create monopolistic contracts with OEMs to force them to not offer other OSs like...

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilBoogie  And when that price fixing issue was being investigated, Samsung just rattled on others so they would get full...