Apple's relationship with Foxconn is eroding, according to new report
What you need to know
- Apple's relationship with Foxconn is changing.
- The company is looking to diversify its supply chain.
- The moves are causing Foxconn to employ questionable business practices.
A new report from The Information (via MacRumors), details a potentially eroding relationship between Apple and its longtime partner Foxconn. According to the report, Foxconn's single-digit profit margins are causing the company to "employ questionable tactics" in order to grow its earnings.
Foxconn has apparently been dishonest with Apple about the number of employees it has hired as well as used Apple's own equipment to make devices for its rivals.
Former Apple and Foxconn employees tell a story about Apple beginning to change its relationship with Foxconn as it looks to diversify its supply chain.
The report goes on to talk about Foxconn's decision to cut corners back when the iPhone 7 was released, even going as far as to hide such information from Apple.
You can read the full report on Apple and Foxconn on The Information's website.
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