Apple moving east. NC to be home of more iTunes servers.

  • July 15, 2009 5:40 am

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Remember the last two years of iPhone launches which were followed by a few more days of staring at your precious iBrick that you couldn’t activate because of the mad rush of people mercilessly assaulting Apple’s iTunes activation servers? Well if everything goes to plan for Apple, those long waits and unhappy hours will be a thing of the past. According to the Charlotte Observer, the new North Carolina Apple grounds will be solely for iTunes and App Store support, offloading a significant portion from Akamai. A few other interesting tidbits:

  • The data center will use about 20 megawatts annually – enough to power 16,000 homes.
  • At $1 billion, it is the largest private investment in North Carolina, Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco said at the Monday night announcement.
  • North Carolina provided incentives of $46 million. Apple will bring an estimated $10 million in extra tax revenue over the 10 years for Maiden and Catawba County. That does not include revenue on water sales to Hickory or about $200,000 a year to Maiden as a tax on power sales

It appears as if it will be a win/win for Apple and the fine citizens of Charlotte, NC no? All I can say is I’m glad that we can all activate future iPhones in a more timely manner.

Source: 9to5 Mac


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