The Apple/GT Advanced Technologies fiasco really saddens me. Of course I have no idea what the contract between the two said, but sapphire-coated screens would be really great, and it seems like they still might be possible. But Apple would have to realize that its cultural habit of playing tough with suppliers wasn't the right approach in this case, swallow its pride, and spend whatever is required to salvage the situation.
That's just how it looks to me as a potential customer, piecing together things others have said. I have no inside information.