Apple A Big Flash Memory Bully?????

when people would point at Microsoft as the big bully. Now they also point to Intel and Apple, and this story concerns Apple. It's well-known that Apple orders tons of flash RAM whenever they are planning a new device launch, and that influence on the market means that Apple can manipulate it.

At least, that's what semiconductor manufacturers are claiming, statingthat Apple is manipulating flash memory prices through its "questionable" purchasing strategies. However, because it uses so much flash RAM in its iPod and iPhone devices, there's not much they can do about it, say vendors like Hynix and Samsung.