Apple was behind Sharp decision to buy Japan Display plant"We received a request from a customer"
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Apple supplier Sharp recently bought up a plant from Japan Display.
It turns out the move may have been made at the behest of Apple.
According to a new report, Sharp says it received a request from a customer that it buy the factory.
A new report says Sharp's decision to buy a plant from Japan Display may have come at the behest of Apple.
According to Nikkei Asian Review:
Sharp's decision to purchase a smartphone screen plant from Japan Display came at the behest of Apple, a major client, with hopes of transforming the facility into a key link in its long-term strategy on displays.
Earlier this week it emerged that Japan Display has sold one of its factories to Sharp for $377 million. The ailing display manufacturer has previously been bailed out by Apple on numerous occasions to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.
The new report says that Sharp "received a request from a customer" that it buy the fa...
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Apple was behind Sharp decision to buy Japan Display plant
