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Apple Buys Israeli Flash Manufacturer

Posted by Unknown on from the gotta-buy-em-all dept.

Lucas123 writes "According to published reports Apple is plunking down up to $500 million to purchase solid-state drive start-up Anobit Technologies. Even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted about the deal congratulating Apple on its first acquisition in his country. Apple is planning to use the acquisition to set up to set up a semiconductor development center in Israel. Apple already uses NAND flash from Anobit in its iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air products, according to the reports."

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  1. Re:Damn Apple and its unbridled success by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    because most people are sheep. gone are the days of knowing how to navigate a command prompt let alone knowing what one is. like a baby, give them something shiny that makes noise and they're satiated.

  2. Re:Supporting opressive regimes again? by Dog-Cow · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I've been to Israel. Israel has citizens which go on murderous rampages and yet the group to which these filth belong are not persecuted in any way, shape or form. In what way can Israel's regime be considered oppressive?