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Apple Pulls Out of India
tanveer1979 writes "Barely 3 months after it commenced India operations, Apple has decided to pull out its software operations from Bangalore. The employees will be given a severance package which is equal to two months' pay. The sales and marketing operations will remain on (these consist of around 30 people) but the software and support will be completely pulled out." From the article: "Apple had set itself a hiring target of 600 by the year-end. After a gala induction ceremony on April 17, the operations team went to Transworks for training. Some of the managers were about to leave for the US for further training when they were asked to stay put."
I guess a cheaper country was found
India and Apple obviously haven't been properly educated about the dangers of pulling out.
Two months severance pay in India = about $42 and 7 cents
I'd like to say, "see how it feels?",
I'll say it for you then. See how it feels?
Indian Giver comes to mind, it's funny, I just haven't figured out how yet. :P
Wanna fight ? Bend over, stick your head up your ass, and fight for air.
With all this evil alien bacteria invading, perhaps it's a good move for the company?
If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards... Checkmate.
. . .the US was too expensive and now India is as well. Time to move to an even cheaper place . . .
Thank God for Mississippi.
KFG
"-1 Troll" is the apparently the same as "-1 I disagree with you."
Considering the low-cost, high-quality talent pool that Bangalore offers, it is unclear why Apple decided to shut shop just over a month after it commenced operations.
The person that wrote this has never dealt with Indian tech support I take it.
I hope they don't cry over those spilled beans. But that's what you get when you count your chickens before they cross the road.
This would be less disturbing if your screen name weren't what it is.
Shop as usual. And avoid panic buying.
Time to move back to the US.
Funnypics
that should have been
"I'll say it for you, then: "See how it feels?". See how it feels?"
See how it feels?
007: "Who are you?"
Pussy: "My name is Pussy Galore."
007: "I must be dreaming..."
"You've been iSourced!"
Table-ized A.I.
That's like Associate VP. I mean, A 16-bit slashdot id... looks like you're doing great work :)
If you think a big company is bad about treating you like a number, join the Army.
http://soylentnews.org/~tibman
There's no such thing as job security through obscurity.
It's a joke, laugh.
Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.
That's like Associate VP. I mean, A 16-bit slashdot id... looks like you're doing great work :)
Either that, or he's exceptionally good at trawling eBay.
I got my Linux laptop at System76.
Yah, but you're a girl.
I don't think I could squeeze my mortgage, toys, girlfriends, cars, motorcycles, and lawnmowers into a measly $120k/yr. Certainly, I'd be below the poverty level in the USA.
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Oh, that's right, I made all my money in 2000 and never need work again. Some of the toys are getting old. My cars are all over 5 years old! The shame!
You don't understand, Marge. Those people looked deep into my heart and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined their website.
And based on your number, you should be quoting Abe, not Homer, gramps...
A quad digit IQ would be worth more!
Hmm but that might disqualify you from posting on Slashdot
All available data suggest that regardless of any of this, the sun will still come up tomorrow.