When Apple asks to buy your farm, there’s your chance to aim high. High is what the Fulbrights did when Apple fancied their acre of land adjacent to their iTunes data centre in North Carolina.
Thirty four years ago, that one acre cost the Fulbrights $US6000. After selling to Apple, they now own 49 acres and live a life of luxury. Oh, to have the unknown foresight the Fulbrights had back then, eh?
46,400sqm and will be completely built by the end of the year. I shouldn’t have to spell out what this data centre is going to be used for, but if your mind is suddenly envisioning fluffy white clouds, then you’re on the right path. Hello, North Carolina iTunes-streaming centre!
If Apple’s keen to open a data centre in Australia, I can definitely put them in touch with my parents. I’m sure Dad wouldn’t mind selling our farm for a few hundred mill and a couple of iTunes gift vouchers. [Bloomberg via 9to5Mac]
Oopsadaisy
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 8:20 AMI can’t help thinking that Apple may have gone off-topic with these recent developments.
Data centres and the evolution / maintenance of them has nothing to do with Cupertino’s core business.
While they have the cash, and want to push their own business, it seems like a long-term mistake to step outside the realm of what they are good at.
Many have gone before them and failed. Good luck, but I’d think twice.
Greg
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 10:18 AMYou say that as if it would be a bad thing?
Dropkick
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 4:01 PMiTunes is hardly outside their core business. In fact I’d say it is at the heart of their core business. Within a couple of years we will see this data centre as being critical to the behemoth that is Apple
Shane
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 8:52 AMHay, for 1.7m they can buy my house :D