Samsung has been using its dominant position in the mobile component business to harm rivals, according to a senior HTC official.
Jack Tong, the president of HTC North Asia has reportedly said Samsung strategically declined to supply his company with the AMOLED displays that had featured in 2010's brilliant HTC Desire handset.
According to the Focus Taiwan report, Tong accused Samsung of using components as a "competitive weapon" to sabotage companies they see as a threat to their market-leading position in Android devices.
"We found that key component supply can be used as a competitive weapon," he said.
Keeping it local
Tong said that since Samsung's change of heart, HTC and other Taiwanese companies such as Acer and Asus have sought to keep component makers in the country and ensure a good supply.
He also said those companies is attempting to persuade foreign parts manufacturers to the country in order to lower manufacturing costs.
The report follows plenty of speculation that Apple is actively looking to move away from Samsung as a content supplier as a result of the pair's endless legal battles.
TechRadar has reached out to HTC for further comment and will update this story if and when a response is forthcoming.
Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/htc-samsung-is-using-component-supplies-as-a-competitive-weapon--1155217
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