Apple wants to stop Western Digital from buying Toshiba’s chip unit

(Reuters) — Apple Inc has sought to stop Western Digital Corp from taking control of Toshiba Corp’s chip business by threatening not to buy its products in the future, people with knowledge of the deal said.
Apple, which uses Toshiba’s NAND flash memory chips in its iPhones, is concerned about losing pricing power if Western Digital is running the operation, the sources said on Friday.
However, if Western Digital remains a minority investor in the business, Apple, a top custome