As for Jag and Malbec's long posts explaining all the financial and business mishmash, wow, thanks! And jeez, learn to take a joke!

I'll be the first to admit that my financial knowledge is lacking. But let me make it clear that I was in no way implying that Apple products are 100% Samsung hardware with a fancy OS. It was a figure of speech and meant more as a joke (hence the smiley after it) as a universal retort to people I've met who told me, with a straight face, that Apple hardware is much more reliable than that of Samsung's.

This though doesn't change the fact that without Samsung's hardware, Apple would be in a pickle. They're already looking at replacement manufacturers in a hurry, because I assume that all these lawsuits would mean the two companies probably won't be doing further business after the current contract runs out. They still might because it's good business for Samsung.

Apple buys liquid crystal displays, microprocessors and NAND flash memory from Samsung, three components which are pretty much the crux of any smartphone or tablet hardware. The A5 SoCs for example are designed by Apple and fabricated by Samsung (the sole manufacturer) based on the ARM architecture. So, I'm correct in saying that every iPhone 4S is running a processor made by Samsung. Same goes for the 3rd generation iPad which uses a modified A5 processor, again made by Samsung.

Also, Apple rejected Sharp as the default LCD manufacturer for the iPad 3, and chose Samsung. So, again, am I correct in saying that every iPad 3 is running an LCD manufactured by Samsung?

Having said that, Apple may be sourcing flash memory from other manufacturers.