Apple orders 500 million Samsung NAND flash chips, theorists theorizing…

 

Here’s a bit of news that has conspiracy theorists all busy scheming, planning, and researching. Apple news site Macenstein reports that the EE Times informs that Apple is placing an order for 500 million Samsung NAND flash chips this month. That’s a whole lot of flash.

The report claims that these chips will be used for iPhones and iPods, particularly those that will be made from the months of June 2007 to December 2007. This has some folks curious, as they feel that a 500 million order is a bit too optimistic.

Apple has reported that they “only” sold 10.5 million iPods last quarter. In order to justify an order of 500 million chips, Apple will have to sell around 30 to 90 million iPods and iPhones.

One theory of why the order is so is that perhaps we might be seeing the 6th gen video iPod or the “iPhone without the Phone.” Another theory notes that perhaps the flash chips will be incorporated into Apple’s laptops.

The fact that Samsung Electronics is not the only supplier of NAND chips to Apple is also raising some eyebrows. Perhaps Apple is trying to get on Samsung’s good side or something like that? Who knows.

We’ll update you when we get more info. Stay tuned.

Via Macenstein

 

Here’s a bit of news that has conspiracy theorists all busy scheming, planning, and researching. Apple news site Macenstein reports that the EE Times informs that Apple is placing an order for 500 million Samsung NAND flash chips this month. That’s a whole lot of flash.

The report claims that these chips will be used for iPhones and iPods, particularly those that will be made from the months of June 2007 to December 2007. This has some folks curious, as they feel that a 500 million order is a bit too optimistic.

Apple has reported that they “only” sold 10.5 million iPods last quarter. In order to justify an order of 500 million chips, Apple will have to sell around 30 to 90 million iPods and iPhones.

One theory of why the order is so is that perhaps we might be seeing the 6th gen video iPod or the “iPhone without the Phone.” Another theory notes that perhaps the flash chips will be incorporated into Apple’s laptops.

The fact that Samsung Electronics is not the only supplier of NAND chips to Apple is also raising some eyebrows. Perhaps Apple is trying to get on Samsung’s good side or something like that? Who knows.

We’ll update you when we get more info. Stay tuned.

Via Macenstein