After almost annual attempts to find buyers for the semiconductor business of Toshiba Corp., the deal is finally ready to take place. The buyer was the consortium Bain Capital, which includes the pharmaceutical company Stada, Innovation Network Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, Dell ... and Apple.
Of the 2 trillion yen (about $ 18 billion) that accounted for the total amount of the deal, Apple pays about $ 3.6 billion. This beats the previous record for the cost of Apple's transactions - $ 3.2 billion was worth the acquisition of Beats for the introduction of the Apple Music service. However, information comes that now for membership in the consortium Bain Capital requires from Apple twice more - $ 7 billion.
Apparently, Apple is involved in this transaction, since it is especially interested in flash memory manufactured by Toshiba. This is not surprising, given that the prices for these components are continuously growing over the past few years. At the same time, the demand for them and does not think to fall. That's why, investing in a part of Toshiba's business, Apple should get not only financial benefits but also access to flash memory in the necessary volumes for the production of its devices - from smartphones to computers.
Note that last week Apple introduced three new iPhone. And for each of them, the minimum available ROM volume is 64 GB, twice as much as last year. Why is the iPhone 8 in the minimum bundle $50 more expensive than the iPhone 7 at the same 64 GB at the time of release? That's right, because of the increased memory - analysts believe.
Apparently, Apple is involved in this transaction, since it is especially interested in flash memory manufactured by Toshiba. This is not surprising, given that the prices for these components are continuously growing over the past few years. At the same time, the demand for them and does not think to fall. That's why, investing in a part of Toshiba's business, Apple should get not only financial benefits but also access to flash memory in the necessary volumes for the production of its devices - from smartphones to computers.
Note that last week Apple introduced three new iPhone. And for each of them, the minimum available ROM volume is 64 GB, twice as much as last year. Why is the iPhone 8 in the minimum bundle $50 more expensive than the iPhone 7 at the same 64 GB at the time of release? That's right, because of the increased memory - analysts believe.
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