何がまずかったのか

［サファイアのブール：Fortune］

アップルのサプライヤーに課せられる厳しさの一端が垣間見える・・・

・Apple and GTAT: What went wrong | Fortune

On Tuesday, after three weeks of legal wrangling, Squiller filed a revised declaration that is probably as close as we’re going to get to a definitive account of where the deal went south.

In 21 pages of testimony, Squiller tells a tale of woe that says volumes about what it’s like for a small manufacturer to do business with a company as powerful and demanding as Apple.

・DECLARATION OF DANIEL W. SQUILLER

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サファイアを供給する GT Advanced とアップルの関係がおかしくなった？

［サファイアを製造する GT Advanced の Mesa 工場：FairerPlatform］

アップルのサプライヤーになるのはなかなか厳しいとよく聞くが、それにしても気になる動きだ・・・

・GT seeks to close sapphire plant and sever ties with Apple | Ars Technica

The filing to end the contract with Apple (PDF) states that the terms of GT’s contract with Apple are “oppressive and burdensome,” and the separate filing requesting to shutter the sapphire plant claims that doing so is the only way to rescue GT’s business.

・GT Advanced to shut down Ariz. plant, cut ties with Apple | CNET

・「GT Advanced Technologiesの破産申請は予想外」：アップルが声明 | CNET Japan

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