Apple's China Conundrum: A Shift in Memory Market Dynamics The news that ChangXin Memory Technologies has rejected Apple's proposals for a price reduction is being hailed as a major win for US chip manufacturing and a blow to Apple's negotiating power.
On the surface, it appears to be a simple case of market forces correcting themselves. However, there are deeper implications.
Chinese memory makers have long struggled to compete with their South Korean counterparts, SK Hynix and Samsung.