“Electronista has discovered that the mobile device testing program currently underway at the Department of Defense has produced a pending purchase order for Apple hardware,” Electronista reports. “Following completion of the first phases of the project, as well as a few other initiatives coming to fruition, the Department of Defense will be ordering just over 650,000 iOS devices from the Cupertino manufacturer following conclusion of the sequester.”
“Previous reports had revealed that the testing program had cut out BlackBerry 10 devices in an effort to save money,” Electronista reports. “While the testing program is still underway, our well-placed sources familiar with the matter have told us that ‘some of the needs can’t wait’ and as soon as the sequester was over, the order would be placed.””
Electronista reports, “We were told that the breakdown was 120,000 iPads, 100,000 iPad minis, 200,000 iPod touches, and the remaining 210,000 filled by various iPhones.”
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Oh no Obama sells us out to the Chinese.
Trust the ks to fuck up this deal
Where’s the money coming from and who’s really paying for these?
1) Your are lending the cash
2) You should
I wonder how much bank that is for Apple, Billions & Billions? That’s my best Carl Sagan impression “Billions and Billions”.
650000 at a ASP of $400 = $260,000,000
gee, the US military purchasing from a US company instead of a Canadian one…what will they think of next? …shaaaaa-zam!, Andy!
It’s nice to see my government do something intelligent once in a while. That’s the good old USA.
It’s not like Canada doesn’t buy anything from the USA. Oh wait, there’s such trivial items like fighter jets, military cargo planes etc!
guess Canada could make their own trivial items like fighter jets, military cargo planes, etc!
In an unprecedented break from routine, a branch of the Government gets something right.