Samsung Hits Apple With 20% Price Increase

EthanV2 writes "The Wall Street Journal cites a report which quotes a 'person familiar with negotiations between the two tech giants,' apparently confirming this special price hike for Apple. The source said: 'Samsung Electronics recently asked Apple for a significant price raise in (the mobile processor known as) application processor. Apple first disapproved it, but finding no replacement supplier, it accepted the [increase].'"

one word

[magsol]

pwnd

Re:one word

[michelcolman]

Apple has quite a few patents on overcharging for products, I wouldn't be surprised if Samsung were violating one of them. This isn't over...

New business plan

[Anonymous Coward]

1) Sue supplier
2) ???
3) !!!

Re:Inevitable

[Krojack]

Either Apple will start developing the chips themselves or someone else will.

Well that worked out well for Apple Maps didn't it? =)

so the court costs....

[roc97007]

will be paid on the installment plan.

Re:Inevitable

[bluefoxlucid]

It looks like Samsung passed their costs for the $1Billion judgment along to the consumer, and that consumer is Apple.

Re:Inevitable

[Applekid]

I thought I lived in the US until I opened Apple Maps.

So basically...

[Andy Prough]

...you're talking out your ass?

Re:Inevitable

[Ecuador]

Are you sure your friends are not just happy that you can't find them anymore?

Re:Cutting off your nose to spite your face

[SecurityGuy]

Making a short term gain for a long term loss is not the way to handle the problem.

Said no CEO of any publicly traded corporation ever.

Re:one word

[Anonymous Coward]

Samsung should buy LG just to bone Apple.

Re:one word

[Anonymous Coward]

... And the price increase gets pass down to ...

Apple customers! See, nothing wrong at all.

Re:one word

[sl4shd0rk]

So far, Tim Cook is making QUITE the splash.

Yes, like that of a commode.