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Apple To Add 3600 Jobs At New $304 Million Campus In Austin

Posted by timothy on from the city-motto-is-less-humid-than-houston dept.

An anonymous reader links to a short note at Tech Newest, according to which "Apple Inc. plans to create a $304 million campus in Austin, Texas, which will add 3,600 jobs over the next decade, more than doubling its labourforce in the city. The Cupertino, California, customer device [maker] already employs thousands in Austin, whose tasks include handling customer issues and support."

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  1. There's gonna be a rumble! by PessimysticRaven · · Score: 3, Funny

    Awesome. I for one can't wait to hear about the turf war between Dell's Round Rock campus and this new Apple Dumpling gang.

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    1. Re:There's gonna be a rumble! by poly_pusher · · Score: 5, Funny

      When you're a dell, you're a dell all the way. From your first hard drive fail to your last RMA!

      *Snaps fingers and hunches over*

  2. In Related News, Apple Buys UT Austin Dorms by theodp · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, workers need a place to live, right?

  3. 3600 Jobs... by Culture20 · · Score: 4, Funny

    But human cloning is illegal in the USA.

  4. 3600 jobs? by Opportunist · · Score: 2, Funny

    We're not over the first one yet!

    (ok, that was tasteless, but hey, I got Karma to burn)

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  5. Re:How fitting by McGruber · · Score: 2, Funny

    So I've heard all sorts of irrelevant or just plain wrong complaints about Austin.

    Austin is a great place -- it has a great climate, wonderful food (especially BBQ) and beer, fun women, great live music and lots of other things to do.

    The only thing wrong with Austin is that it’s surrounded by Texas.