UNDER CONTROL: HOW APPLE HAS HANDLED IT (PART II)
Last week, we looked at how Apple’s continued push for innovation can nonetheless be stymied by the company’s heavy reliance on the likes of Samsung, Intel and Qualcomm. These are all examples of companies which produce components for Apple devices but, at one point or another, have landed a place in the Cupertino firm’s bad books. Recently, however, Apple has been relinquishing its dependence on such partners by taking more control over the parts that go into its devices.
HOW THE QUALCOMM QUARREL COULD BE EXTINGUISHED
In many ways, Apple has long taken pride in providing seamlessly integrated products and services. It is, after all, still the only major player to hold a firm grip over both the hardware and software of its smartphones, with Google’s
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