Comment on One Bold Move Apple Has Not Yet Made (domestic manufacturing)Comments−dsspence16yThey did open a large datacenter in North Carolina recently for mobileme and iTunes hosting. Albeit for a 10 year tax break, but they would have received that from any state.−tensafefrogs16yData centers usually don't have very many on-site employees, though. I think the idea here is to move the labor to the US.−dsspence16yI agree. This says only 50-100 direct employees, once operational: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/07/maiden-nc-now-home...
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They did open a large datacenter in North Carolina recently for mobileme and iTunes hosting. Albeit for a 10 year tax break, but they would have received that from any state.
Data centers usually don't have very many on-site employees, though. I think the idea here is to move the labor to the US.
I agree. This says only 50-100 direct employees, once operational: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/07/maiden-nc-now-home...