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Cupertino Certain to Approve Apple's Spaceship Campus

Oh wow, he is definitely no Steve Jobs. Then again, Steve never takes questions...
Soooo many mistakes and non-answers. Quite hard to follow his meaning.
At least he is bending over backwards for Apple.
34,000 Apple Employees in the area definitely makes them want to keep Apple.
 
Best thing about the new building proposal: lots of greenery around the bulidings, especially the apricot trees on-site much of the campus could actually become a working farm.

Now, let's hope Apple will install SAE J1772 standard electric car chargers in some of the parking spots so it would encourage employees to drive electric cars and/or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV's) to work. (Just about every electric car and PHEV now on sale in the USA or soon arriving sport J1772 charging connectors.)
 
I never doubted they would be anything less than "accommodating". The poor mayor was so flustered with excitement he couldn't even unlock his iPad during Q&A.
 
I'd hate to be the guy who has to arrange all the furniture. Angled rooms are already a headache; I can't imagine working in wheel wedge shaped rooms.

musefreek said:
holy crap, that guy is actually the mayor of a city? just... wow... :/
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Cupertino has over 50% Asian demographics
 
d0minick said:
Anybody familiar with California and underground parking?

Is it allowed? I thought, due to earthquakes, that something like that would be banned from the state. Any thoughts?
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Plenty of underground parking. Very pricey since it will be fitted for earthquake movement. I would rather be in an modern underground parking structure vs these newer 5 story parking garages that feel like they could topple over at any moment.
 
The Mayor thinks he's Steve Jobs. At 6:25 in the clip

Reporter: "What would Cupertino be without Apple?"

Mayor: "we have invested so much in Apple Computer..."

Steve just threw up yesterday's bagel.
 
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I love how Apple has tried it's best over the years to be environmentally friendly. Most companies simply do not care.
 
alphaod said:
Cupertino has over 50% Asian demographics
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I don't think the guy you were responding to questioned Wong's mayoral credentials due to his Asian heritage, but rather because he's a bumbling, fawning, fool.
 
Cupertino: "So you want to build a new campus, whats in it for us?"
Jobs: "Uh... we pay taxes?"
Cupertino: "How about free Wi-Fi?"
Jobs: "How about no?"
Cupertino: "Ok, how about an Apple Retail Store?"
Jobs: "In this po-dunk town? Fat chance!"
 
Winni said:
Apple's plans for their new HQ are very impressive, and I'm sure that this building will be nothing but awesome. But still, it is just an office building of a company that sells consumer products, and if an office building is described as "iconic", I can't help myself to think that we live in a sad and shallow time.
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The Empire State Building, World Trade Center, Sears Tower, St Mary Axe (cucumber building), Burj Khalifa (even though it is mixed use it does provide office space) just to name a few iconic office buildings.
 
Terrible

Signed on just to say how terrible this guy is. What a bad public speaker. He's making up words. He evades every question. He sounds so buddy-buddy with Steve instead of a leader of the people who elected him. There's no grave concern with losing Apple to Mountain View, so quit trying to stick in Steve. And I didn't know Apple bought HP :confused:

I'd rather have Kwame Kilpatrick as my mayor than this failed civic theater hack.



Anyway. I love this idea. I know I'd never go there but I'd do so much for a tour of this place when it's finished. In 15-20 it will have some of the best landscaping in corporate America. What a turnaround for Ma Earth.
 
Howardchief said:
...Anyway. I love this idea. I know I'd never go there but I'd do so much for a tour of this place when it's finished. In 15-20 it will have some of the best landscaping in corporate America. What a turnaround for Ma Earth.
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If he takes a hint from his pals at Disney, Jobs will get some trees started ahead of time in accelerated growing facilities and/or transplant trees that are more mature.

RE: the Apple Store in Cupertino - I don't doubt that Jobs is right concerning the market, however, IIRC, the Infinite Loop campus at one time (still?) had a gift shop. If this new building does become a tourist attraction, maybe a store could end up there again.

If you haven't worked in a building this big laterally, it might seem odd. But if designed correctly, it can work well. That council member was asking about safety (like no one ever thought about it). I'd rather be working in a 4 story huge circular building holding 10-12,00 people than a skyscraper that holds the same population.
 
toddybody said:
If they have half a brain they'll approve building plans ASAP. Gosh those council members pissed me off.
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Well naturally it will have to go through environmental impact and code review to get permitted, but I doubt there will be any show stopping issues. I'm even sure Councilman Chang's bizarre concern over fire safety was already addressed by the architects. :rolleyes:

Traffic could very well be the largest issue, but this won't be built on virgin land. HP probably contributed to traffic in advance of Apple. I can see residents being put out that the project will close Pruneridge between Wolfe and Tantau, which would adversely affect traffic.
 
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