| ▲ | onlyrealcuzzo 9 hours ago |
| Because this is probably using a bunch of old parts that didn't get sold and are very cheap now (the a18 from last year's iPhones, etc). It also probably doesn't have a ~60% margin. |
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| ▲ | geon 9 hours ago | parent [-] |
| If they plan to sell any volume, they can't rely on leftovers. |
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| ▲ | oarsinsync 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Unless the "leftovers" in question are "leverover capacity on the previous process node that doesn't have pricing competition, so Apple's able to continue to demand all of the supply at their desired price point" | |
| ▲ | tshaddox 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | What counts as "meaningful volume" is probably very different for laptops than for smartphones. |
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