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Why Apple Bought Anobit

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First Posted: 01/11/12 12:38 PM ET Updated: 01/11/12 12:43 PM ET

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Apple finally confirmed earlier reports that it bought Israeli semiconductor startup Anobit Technologies. Apple did not confirm the price, which is believed to be between $400 million and $500 million.

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Apple finally confirmed earlier reports that it bought Israeli semiconductor startup Anobit Technologies. Apple did not confirm the price, which is believed to be between $400 million and $500 million...
Apple finally confirmed earlier reports that it bought Israeli semiconductor startup Anobit Technologies. Apple did not confirm the price, which is believed to be between $400 million and $500 million...
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06:43 PM on 01/11/2012
apple buys a company to improve and add to its technological vision.
microsoft buys a company so they can stop their competition.
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jsarets
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03:41 PM on 01/11/2012
A whole article on why Apple bought Anobit, and not one mention of patents. There's a whole consortium of flash memory manufacturers including Intel, Micron, and Sony that are working on a common flash controller specification, and Samsung (the world's largest flash producer) is off doing their own thing. That's the key. With Anobit, Apple acquires more patents to use against Samsung.
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03:47 PM on 01/11/2012
That does seem to be a key point.
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