Apple led to the bankruptcy of its supplier of glass … – Gazeta.pl

Even before the September release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus many analysts believed that Apple will launch its first ‘indestructible’ phone. Its screen had to be covered with sapphire glass, a substance much more resistant to scratching and damage than competitive products.

At the beginning of September it was clear that the only overshadow sapphire lens and camera sensor Touch ID. Mass appears while in the premiere product – watch Apple Watch (about the release wrote here ). A device that has hit the market next year, has a screen covered with just the sapphire glass.

Apple may have an issue with keeping the original plans. All the bankruptcy of the company GT Advanced Technologies (Gtat), the main supplier of glass. The company made just appropriate proposals court. One of them is the application for exemption Gtat of agreement with Apple. This would be – was quoted as saying website The Verge – “oppressive and burdensome.”

Closing the main factory producing glass for Apple is a foregone conclusion. The whole situation seems a bit strange, because Apple and GT Advanced Technologies opened it just a year ago. By investing at the big money.

It is they may prove to be the biggest problem. Perhaps Apple “overdone” negotiating terms with your supplier. This explains the portal wyborcza.biz:

Apple approved a loan in the amount of Gtat 578 million., Which was used for the production of sapphire glass screens. The condition of the loan was to repay it within five years. GT Advanced decided to completely switch to the implementation of the producer iPhones. This, however, has decided to use only the sapphire glass lens cover and the sensor TouchID, not for protection of screens, as was said earlier. So did not need as much material as expected. [...] The credit agreement was not contained information that Apple needs to buy goods only from GT Advanced.

So we can argue that Apple has contributed in some measure to the failure of his business partner. It seems that the Cupertino taken certain decisions, and when the supplier made a serious commitment, withdrawn from them. This may mean that the another iPhone of the screen will not coated sapphire glass. It is a pity.