Exclusive iPad 3 contract goes to Pegatron, not Foxconn

Pegatron has been awarded the exclusive contract to build Apple’s next-generation iPad tablets, Taiwan Economic News reports. According to the report, Pegatron underbid Hon Hai for the exclusive contract for the iPad 3, which will become available some time near the Thanksgiving holiday according to an earlier report. Hon Hai, owner of infamous Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn, manufactures Apple’s current-generation iPad 2 tablet along with a number of other Apple products. Pegatron is seemingly working hard to increase its production share of Apple devices, however; the Taiwan-based manufacturer reportedly also won an order from Apple to manufacture a total of 15 million iPhone 5 handsets. While iPad 3 assembly has been moved from Hon Hai to Pegatron according to the

Source: http://www.bgr.com/2011/07/28/exclusive-ipad-3-contract-goes-to-pegatron-not-foxconn/

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