Apple Sapphire Supplier GT Advanced Technologies Removed From NASDAQ Exchange

Apple is going to have the last laugh when everybody realizes the Cupertino Spaceship is actually a giant sapphire furnace! What a kick in the boules!!

Their CEO should be investigated for selling all of that stock AND for signing such a stupid deal with Apple...

I have to question Apples judgement regarding GTAT

Yesterday, forum member Makosuke and I were discussing the merits of the original deal and (s)he brought up an interesting point. If the info from that discussion is valid then I'm looking at Apple with a sideways glance and asking why?

"One other thing to take into account that I hadn't even realized before: I have no idea what the detailed financials of GTA are, but if you look at their annual financial statements, in 2011 they grossed about $900M with a profit of $175M; in 2012 they grossed $955M with profit of $183M; in 2013, they grossed $298M and came up $82M in the hole--a precipitous 70% decline in gross revenue. Part of their shortfall was due to increase in R&D spending, but there was also a drastic falloff in sales in 2013. Q1 2013 (six months before the Apple deal) was, in fact, pretty much the worst quarter they had ever reported..." - excerpted from Makosuke

Personally, I wouldn't have fallen for GT's song and dance but, if true, it would go a long way towards explaining why Apple had such a draconian contract drawn up. They may have been skeptical as well but considered $500 million an acceptable gamble. Now that I look at, I guess I really can't question Apple's judgement. My pocket and Apple's pocket hold slightly different volumes. Just slightly. :rolleyes: Relative to the potential reward, the risk for Apple wasn't that great.

Carry on. Nothing to see here.:)

i watch it everyday. but while it is down overall sammy continues the upward trend even tho everyone eles is on the down:eek:

Samsung Electronics Co is down 9% since then.

hell i wonder what happend to apple stock since the new iphone6 came out. it's been on the down swing. while samsung is on the up swing.

example currently
apple is at -1.15%
sammy is at +.45

The Nasdaq is down 8% since then in case you haven't been paying attention.

Not surprised

When your stock goes below $1.00 after announcing you're filing for Chapter 11, the fat lady is already singing because this party is over.

Gorilla Glass wins this round but sapphire crystal displays will eventually come to the iPhone, but GTAT won't be the supplier.

Imagine what Apple could have done with the 1/2 billion dollars they threw (away) at GTAT - A U2 world tour sponsored by :apple:

sorry brah but i live in the USA so i use ny stock exchange which is on the usd scale. and i don't use the "won" which the currency for korea. ticker for apple is "aapl" and for sammy it's "ssun.de" and how quickly things change sammy is now dn -.87% and appl is -1.06% so both are now on the down swing. but apple may go up today after the ipad annoucement.

Samsung Electronics is a Korean company and is traded on the Korean exchange. It is not traded on the US markets. All you did was just post the ticker for the Frankfurt exchange for some derivative. But by all means, continue your ignorance.

Maybe they took the hit for Apple?

Apple: In exchange for this contract, we'll give you an iPhone 6 and...
GTAT CEO: I'LL TAKE IT!

(modified from Seinfeld)

When your stock goes below $1.00 after announcing you're filing for Chapter 11, the fat lady is already singing because this party is over.

Gorilla Glass wins this round but sapphire crystal displays will eventually come to the iPhone, but GTAT won't be the supplier.

Imagine what Apple could have done with the 1/2 billion dollars they threw (away) at GTAT - A U2 world tour sponsored by :apple:

Apple still owns the sapphire equipments and facility(ies) right?

This is certainly one of the shadiest, fishiest, weirdest & interesting things I've seen in awhile. And yet much secrecy surrounding this... Something definitely isn't right here.

Maybe they took the hit for Apple?