> Why would they?
They could annihilate all competition in the market except for them. Every single Android phone would be forced to use subpar manufacturing from there on out.
They could annihilate all competition in the market except for them. Every single Android phone would be forced to use subpar manufacturing from there on out.
All this would do would weaken TSMC and strengthen other chip manufacturers for a couple years of absolute chip dominance. But they already have chip dominance, so it is for essentially zero gain.
They become part of apple. With a stranglehold on chips the price of apple products as a whole, or their sales, will skyrocket.
Isn't that kind of how it is already?
Why do you think the US or EU would get involved?
Besides buying a major supplier out and then getting rid of their other customers is value destructive.