Samsung has long bought in additional panels on the spot market in addition to using their own production. The higher end TVs tended to get their own panels and I think they found it wiser to mop up any bargains in the spot market rather than let competitors undercut them drastically.
I think that shows:
1) How many TV's Samsung is selling.
2) How desperate Sharp is for cash.
What isn't clear from that article is whether these are high or low end product and how profitable it is.
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Samsung has long bought in additional panels on the spot market in addition to using their own production. The higher end TVs tended to get their own panels and I think they found it wiser to mop up any bargains in the spot market rather than let competitors undercut them drastically.
I think that shows:
1) How many TV's Samsung is selling. 2) How desperate Sharp is for cash.
What isn't clear from that article is whether these are high or low end product and how profitable it is.