Oh $AAPL How the tables have turned
THEN
“Apple bullied flash makers into opening their books so it could monitor sales, making sure no one else got a better deal.”
NOW
Flash memory suppliers and their sales teams privately expressed their glee at Apple’s comeuppance during chitchat at the industry’s largest conference this summer in Santa Clara, Calif. AI deals have given Kioxia sales executives and other flash suppliers new leverage to charge Apple higher prices. -WSJ