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Chip Suppliers Gain Leverage Over Apple
Original: The Beleaguered Chip Sellers Getting Their Revenge on Apple
The Wall Street Journal reports that semiconductor suppliers long squeezed by Apple's bargaining power are now gaining the upper hand. Chipmakers whose components are essential to iPhones and other devices are demanding better terms and prices as supply constraints and demand for advanced chips shift negotiating power back toward sellers. The piece frames the shift as payback for years of tough procurement practices.
Why now: Apple's deep dependence on chip suppliers has given those vendors unusual leverage, making the role reversal newsworthy.
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