Comment by GeekyBear
1 day ago
Lowering prices for Apple while simultaneously raising them for Nvidia doesn't really support your argument.
If Nvidia is willing to pay up front to increase TSMC's production capacity, then they get wafers out of that new production capacity.
It perfectly supports my argument, if Apple has reduced access to TSMC capacity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_elasticity_of_demand
And they objectively do. In 2019 Apple had TSMC 5nm all to themselves; now they're fighting with Nvidia for capacity. Nevermind the rumor that Apple is sampling Intel Foundry Services, the mere fact that there is TSMC 2nm and 3nm capacity Apple is unwilling to buy is proof that their agreement is limited.
> Apple has reduced access to TSMC capacity
TSMC's capacity is not fixed.
> now they're fighting with Nvidia for capacity.
TSMC has literally been raising prices for Nvidia while lowering them for Apple.