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Apple to Build Semiconductor R&D Center in Israel?
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IMO, Tel Aviv is a more secure spot that New York or LA. The gun ownership in percentage in Israel matches or exceeds that of the USA. Fly over there and spend time time and get used to a stranger with a wife and kids walking down the street with an Uzi or pistol on them. Brits and other "civilized" types freak out when they initially see it but then they notice the lack of petty theft, unusual politeness and courtesy of the crowds. Intel also has an R&D centers and some fabs in Israel.
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IMO, The implosion of China in the 21st century is the big story that no one is willing to tell. Sure the production numbers are up but know the local language and spend some time there.
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I think my current apple gear might be the last from apple
Israel is rather greedy, they don't like to share land but still better than going to China!
-Mike
Salutes mate, so do we in the US. That makes two broke ass countriesApple please invest more in the UK, we need jobs!
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Nothing against the country really, just the people making money off modern day slavery and the poor Chinese people that make peanuts working under horrible conditions in these chemical infested pollution rich factories. Nobody really cares about them.
-Mike
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Apple. You are an American company. Build your Semiconductor R&D Center in the US. Keep your critical jobs at home in your own country. Employ Americans.
Why would you build your Semiconductor R&D Center in such a volatile area? Simply because Intel has similar ones in the area? If it is for the local expertise import them back to the US. Sheesh.
Why would you build your Semiconductor R&D Center in such a volatile area? Simply because Intel has similar ones in the area? If it is for the local expertise import them back to the US. Sheesh.
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Perhaps all those Israelis are not interested in being relocated to the US?
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Perhaps all those Israelis are not interested in being relocated to the US?
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Because their buildings wear freaking body armor.
They went there because they can do business there easier. They can dump all the corrosive cancer causing chemicals down the toilet because regulation is probably non effing existent. Just the way corporations like it.
Has anyone seen the micro chip making process? Awesome and scary. Why scary? Because the chemicals used can give cancer to a rock!!
Because their buildings wear freaking body armor.
They went there because they can do business there easier. They can dump all the corrosive cancer causing chemicals down the toilet because regulation is probably non effing existent. Just the way corporations like it.
Has anyone seen the micro chip making process? Awesome and scary. Why scary? Because the chemicals used can give cancer to a rock!!
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What are you talking about? Israel is a first world nation with European-style environmental controls.
What are you talking about? Israel is a first world nation with European-style environmental controls.
My guess they'll hoard some more land for the new factory....LOL
My guess is or next major conflict as in the U.S. Involvement will be because we will stick our nose out for them when Iran goes nuclear.
My guess is or next major conflict as in the U.S. Involvement will be because we will stick our nose out for them when Iran goes nuclear.
And here I was thinking the name Yonah was derived from the Mount Yonah located in north Georgia, USA.
The R&D center for this US company should be/remain located in the US.
Apple isn't getting involved politically, this is business. By the sounds of it, the research facility will not be that large anyway.
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Then maybe you should look at the instability in the United States before they became the United States as well as after.
This is not true. The post was perhaps single-sided, but no one can deny that both sides have done a lot of damage to each other. Taking side, either side, is wrong. Unfortunately almost all posts in this thread took side, hence the down voting frenzy.
Either way it is such a controversial topic, interesting to observe
Agreed. There's quite a bit of investing in the future going on at Apple. Nice to see.
The post you're referring to made statements that went much farther than saying "both countries have done a lot of damage." Those that are familiar with Israel and have lived there are well aware of how seriously Israeli take human rights, and how insulted they feel when people like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or Bashar Assad, both gross violators of human rights, claim that Israel is purposely destroying innocent lives.
Now, back to the topic at hand, Israel is a great location for the R&D center as it is sprawling with modern technological innovation. In the long run, this will not only be good for Apple, but it will boost the American economy as well, directly proportional to Apple's success.
Those who are familiar with Palestinian people in refuge camps and Gazaa can argue otherwise re: human rights, so we can go into circular arguments forever, no one wins.
Look, let's just agree to disagree, we are not going to solve a 70 year old conflict on MacRumors.
Then perhaps Apple should look harder and train US folks to do the same work and keep it local. Just my opinion of course.
Then perhaps Apple should look harder and train US folks to do the same work and keep it local. Just my opinion of course.
As an Apple shareholder, I'm glad you aren't CEO of Apple after reading your ill-informed load of nonsense!
First of all, this is an R&D center, not a factory. Apple can't just "train" people to do R&D on semiconductors.
And second of all, all this stuff about how Apple should be more patriotic and hire more people in the US is sh**. American consumers happily bought stuff made in China because it was cheaper than stuff made in USA. What's wrong if Apple does the same?