Re: Apple finally recouped some of the money
It's the ecosystem which matters. And Apple and Samsung are the current top dogs in their own respective ecosystems.
It doesn't matter where the parts or peripherals came from. Sony's camera sensors are found in almost all phones, and yet Xperia phones are only coveted by the most hardcore Sony fanboys. But Sony has other businesses that are doing well e.g. Playstation, so it's not that bothered about losing money in mobile.