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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:Huh? by Tarlus · · Score: -1, Troll

    You mean it's not made by Apple in California?

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  2. Supporting opressive regimes again? by spectrokid · · Score: -1, Troll

    With China, you can almost forgive them. Try to mass-manufacture a shiny without involving the chinese these days... But Israel? Come on. You can find that tech other places too.

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  3. Apple likes walls and so does Israel by Mister+Liberty · · Score: 0, Troll

    n/t

  4. Further soiling Apple's name by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Investing in a regime that has WMDs, with a long history of ethnic cleansing, and brutal racism, doesn't seem like a good move to enhance one's reputation.

  5. Prepare for the Fox News Headlines: by Tharsman · · Score: -1, Troll

    Prepare for the Fox News Headlines: Apple financing potential terrorists?

    I would not be shocked if this was ALL Fox News saw in this press release.

  6. Good and evil by __aasehi2499 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Apple has joined a list of other companies that have actively engaged with Israel's economy by purchasing an electronics company there for 500 million dollars, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even remarking about the deal stating, "Welcome to Israel, Apple Inc. on your first acquisition here. I'm certain that you'll benefit from the fruit of the Israeli knowledge." Israeli apartheid gets yet another boost, this time from an apple, where there will be knowledge gained by this act. Anyone else see the irony?