Profit. We don't need no stinking profit.

Apple is constantly working on component deals. They've done a billion dollar deal with Sharp for IGZO-based LCD panels. And, by the way, Sharp has developed an IGZO-based OLED "printing" technology with high yield and low cost. LCD technology's days are numbered.

Samsung's new tagline: "Will Work for Food".

This stinks of a PR lie: "you can't fire us, we quit!"

There have been numerous and widely-reported stories that Apple is withdrawing its business from Samsung wherever possible, and I think they just want to make it look as though they don't need Apple's business to sooth stockholders.

The fact of the matter is that Samsung will be losing BILLIONS in annual revenue from Apple, and Amazon isn't going to make up for that (and of course they make no additional profit on producing displays etc for their own products). Apple bought LOTS of things from Samsung, not just displays.

If I were a Samsung stockholder, I would certainly be looking to see if now wouldn't be a good time to cash out. The company will continue to do well with their knock-off products of course, they're not going under or anything, but consider this: if ANY other company that supplied that much stuff to Apple lost Apple's business, stock pundits would be calling it a "death spiral."

They've got that title the wrong way around: it should read "Apple To Terminate Samsung LCD Contract". Seriously, the ego of Samsung's management is idiotic - not only have they lost their biggest contractor because to foolish pride, they have to spin at as their own decision. As if!