“Apple has agreed to lease more than 40,000 square feet of office space in Bengaluru, where the US-based iPhone maker intends to set up a development centre, three people familiar with the matter said ,” Sobia Khan reports for The Economic Times.
“The new facility is at Galleria, a 3 lakh sqft office space that belongs to Standard Brick Tile Company in North Bengaluru. It has tenants such as Comviva and Atkins,” Khan reports. “‘The Apple facility will be spread over two floors and house its high-end development centre,’ said one of the people.”
“In May, Apple announced setting up of a new iOS app design and development accelerator in Bengaluru, to support engineering talent and accelerate growth in India’s iOS developer community,” Khan reports. “The accelerator is expected to open in early 2017.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Accelerate away, but it’ll just be icing on the cake; the facility’s job is already done.
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Maybe they can build stuff in India, instead of China.
Unless Apple can supply their own power on a large scale, I can’t see this happening.
That’s enough space for 10,000 employees.
Dear Apple employees, you are our most important asset.
Please prepare to train your replacements in India.
You will be fairly compensated on your exit.