Apple patent wins could mean U.S. import ban for Samsung

[sir pball]

13. I know they're trying, but it's not really going as well as they'd like. At all.

Sure, TSMC is rumored to be working on one line of A-series processors but AFAIK nothing's been seen in the wild from them yet; even a simple switch of the exact same design to a different manufacturer is a hairy proposition. The LG retina panels are a joke (500+ page thread at AppleCare) - they might be able to ship tiny little ones for the iPad Mini this year but the current advice with an rMBP is still "if it's an LG keep exchanging until you get a Sammy".

I haven't even heard deep rumors of Apple shopping for any new flash suppliers - given that Sammy just put 3D NAND into mass production I doubt Apple will move away from them, we're talking terabytes of storage in an iPad form factor.

I've been using Macs for over 25 years and have no intention of switching but Apple the corp. is getting idiotic. Shades of Spindler and Amelio..