This gives Foxconn&#x2F;Honhai a globally recognized brand to put on products, which is a big deal for the growth of Taiwan&#x27;s economy.<p>Taiwan has gotten decades growth by manufacturing high-tech products for other countries (phones, lcds, etc). But Korea is now posing major competition, and China is investing heavily to catch up.<p>Strategically, there&#x27;s still good runway to convert Taiwan&#x27;s existing manufacturing prowess into a vertically-integrated set of brands that can reap nice retail margins (like Samsung has done).<p>I suspect this angle is a big part of this deal.