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Re:Apple Has Reportedly Rejected TSMC's Chip Price Hike of 6% by alberth on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @11:33AM (#33009162)
> I was surprised by how straightforward the whole thing went

Executives value their own time over anything else, and as such - they don't find it valuable to haggle over small details in lieu of just getting the deal done.

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Re:Apple Has Reportedly Rejected TSMC's Chip Price Hike of 6% by bombcar on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @11:36AM (#33009207)
And when everyone has done their homework, there's no real reason to delay the inevitable.
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Re:Apple Has Reportedly Rejected TSMC's Chip Price Hike of 6% by s1artibartfast on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @12:43PM (#33010065)
This has nothing to do with it. It isn't their time that is valuable, it is company time that is valuable.

For example, Apple has 150k+ employees.

A day wasted by the Company is 450 man-years

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