Desi recentele dispute legale dintre Samsung si Apple ar da de inteles ca, compania din Cupertino ar fi interesata sa inlocuiasca Samsung cu alti furnizori de componente pentru iDevice-uri, realitatea este ca Tim Cook a discutat deja prelungirea contractelor existente pana in anul 2014. COO-ul Samsung Lee Jae-Yong si CEO-ul Apple Tim Cook au discutat despre prelungirea intelegerilor existente intre cele doua companii pana in anul 2014 iar asa ar presupune ca Samsung va produce atat chip-ul A6 pentru iPhone 5/iPad 3 cat si chip-ul A7 pentru iPad 4 si iPhone 6.
Lee Jae-yong, chief operating officer (COO) of Samsung Electronics said Wednesday he had discussed long-term parts cooperation arrangements with Apple Inc.’s chief Tim Cook.
The meeting took place Monday after Lee attended a memorial service for Steve Jobs, Apple’s late co-founder, and as Samsung and Apple remain locked in fierce legal disputes to control the global smartphone and tablet computer markets.
Discutiile dintre cei doi au avut loc dupa o ceremonie de comemorare a CEO-ului Apple Steve Jobs si sunt sanse mari ca aceste contracte sa fie prelungite. Apple se afla acum intr-o situatie paradoxala deoarece pe de o parte da in judecata compania Samsung pentru incalcarea unor brevete de inventie in produsele sale iar pe de alta parte ii ofera acesteia planuri si schite confidentiale in baza carora sunt construite componente pentru viitoarele iDevice-uri. Probabil Apple are mai multe de pierdut prin renuntarea la Samsung decat prin mentinerea pe piata a produselor companiei coreene altfel nu inteleg de ce nu renunta la ei. Samsung este recunoscut drept unul dintre cei mai buni fabricanti de componente pentru terminale mobile si in momentul de fata cred ca acesta este singurul motiv pentru care Apple inca nu a reunntat la compania coreeana.
Upon arriving at a Seoul airport, Lee, the only son of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee and heir apparent to South Korea’s largest family-owned business group, told reporters his company will continue to sell parts to Apple until 2012. Apple is one of Samsung’s most important buyers and single largest semiconductor customer.
“For the 2013-2014 period, we discussed how best to supply even better parts,” he said, adding that during the more than two-hour meeting, the businessmen touched on past challenges and how to promote good relations in the future.