There are another 257, 000 jobs at nine suppliers in the U.S. working on its behalf, including Corning, Texas Instruments, Samsung, Fairchild Semiconductor and RF Micro Devices as well as the drivers at UPS and FedEx who deliver Apple products to customers.

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There are another 257, 000 jobs at nine suppliers in the U.S. working on its behalf, such as Corning, Texas Instruments, Samsung, Fairchild Semiconductor and RF Micro Devices--as well as the drivers at UPS and FedEx who deliver Apple products to customers.

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My prediction is we will see margin pressure amid the device vendors and favorable growth prospects at those RF and other chip suppliers that have the right mix of customers (more Samsung, less Nokia and Blackberry for example) as well as some jawing on new opportunities (the Connected Car, the Connected Home, mHealth and more).

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