As if Apple wasn't seeing enough of the feds with this whole SEC thing. Now, we get word that the mothership is running afoul of the military.

The whole issue seems to center around Apple's purchase of chipmaker P.A. Semi. Apple has purchased the chipmaker presumably in order to use its processors in future iPhone and iPod models.

Now, word has come up that PA also makes chips for OEMs that are then used in systems sold to the military.

25 Apr 2008

We all know that Apple doesn't play well with others. In fact, one of the first things Steve Jobs did upon returning to the company was kill off Apple's OEM program.

There's the rub. The OEMs, afraid that Apple will cut off their supply of chips, have reportedly gone to the department of defense, setting the stage for a battle between Apple and the Feds.