Apple May Build Oregon Data Center Next To Facebook's

1sockchuck writes "Apple may build a huge new data center next door to the Facebook server farm in rural Prineville, Oregon. Slashdot has previously noted the potential that Prineville could become a data center mecca due to its climate, which is ideal for using fresh air to cool servers. The scenario could mirror the trend in rural North Carolina, where both Apple and Facebook have built data centers. It's always been likely that Apple will need at least one other large data center complex to provide backup capabilities for the facility in North Carolina."

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better a little more north

[statsone]

Canada offers cheap electricity and even cooler temperatures. More than welcome here.

Re:better a little more north

[mcrbids]

Sadly, your country doesn't have the strong privacy laws like we have in the United States *cough* Patriot Act *cough* so this is not a possibility.

Re:Opportunity

[Anonymous Coward]

Or just a normal explosive, you freak.

Its like mcDonalds

[QuantumRiff]

When I was a kid, I remember my store manager (one of the franchise owners) mentioning how much research went into a new location for McDonalds. The sheer amount of research, planning, etc. And he (probably jokingly) said that Burger King would just look for where McDonalds was building, and go across the street :)