Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Apple looking beyond Foxconn for low-cost iPhone manufacturing, says WSJ

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Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn has become nearly synonymous with Apple's products, but that may not be the case for much longer. According to The Wall Street Journal , Apple is increasingly splitting its manufacturing between Foxconn and little-known company Pegatron. Pegatron was tasked with making a limited number of iPhones and a significant portion of iPad minis. Now, WSJ says the company will be the primary builder of a new, low-cost iPhone, which has been heavily rumored in the past months.


Pegatron has had a long relationship with Apple, packaging its first-generation iBook computers. The company has survived an acquisition by Asustek and a subsequent spin-off, and now it's attempting to increase its prominence as a supplier....


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/29/4377356/apple-reportedly-switching-to-pegatron-from-foxconn-for-low-cost-iphone

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