WSJ reports that Apple wants a tighter control over its trade secrets:

People familiar with Apple's thinking say executives have expressed concern that some information shared with outside vendors could find its way into chips sold to Apple competitors. A Samsung spokeswoman declined comment.

People familiar with the situation say Mr. Jobs told P.A. Semi engineers last April that he wanted to develop chips internally and didn't want knowledge about the technology to leave Apple.

Apple is trying to fight the dark side of Open Innovation. When the everybody has the same access to new ideas and copycat costs are low, inventors' market advantage shrinks dramatically.

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