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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.

    --
    Consistency is only a virtue if you're not a screw-up.
    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.