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Apple Plans $1 Billion iDataCenter

Posted by kdawson on from the swimming-with-the-big-fish dept.

1sockchuck writes "Apple is planning a major East Coast data center to boost the capacity of its online operations, and may invest more than $1 billion in building and operating the huge server farm. That's nearly twice what Google and Microsoft typically invest in their massive cloud computing centers. The scope of the project raises interesting questions about Apple's plans, and has politicians in North Carolina jumping through hoops to pass incentives to win the project. The proposed NC incentives build on a package for Google that later proved controversial."

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  1. Re:Tax breaks for the rich? by jcr · · Score: 5, Informative

    Are you implying that many millions in Maryland left for other states because of the tax? Have you considered that perhaps there were many millionaires who lost a lot of money, and therefore were no longer millionaires?

    I'm sure that the crash was a big factor, but it's quite easy for anyone in Maryland who wants to pay less taxes to just move across the border into Delaware, Virginia, or Pennsylvania.

    I know several people who've moved out of California for that reason.

    -jcr

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    The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
  2. Re:let me guess by drquoz · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm in NC! *raises hand* Don't ask about the other hand....