Comments on: Good to Go: Apple's One Billion Dollar North Carolina Server Farm

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:05:41 +0000

Their OWN PHONE COMPANY, to control the iPhone and make me very happy!!???

By: Buster

Buster — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:59:55 +0000

Big Porn?

By: Sw Mirage

Sw Mirage — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:37:38 +0000

not just MobileMe, but iTunes as well

By: Sw Mirage

Sw Mirage — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:36:19 +0000

Duh, the server farm is to increase capacity to Mobile Me on the east coast

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:30:18 +0000

Sure gives them some confidence when it comes to releasing software and hardware at the same time?

By: The Reptile

The Reptile — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:28:54 +0000

If they're going to sell the iPhone at a lower price point (4 GB version) and with less costly plans while the add more services (Push Notifications) at some point they will need more CPU's doing the work. Plus, it's good to have redundency.

By: icebike

icebike — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:50:05 +0000

Maybe its just load balancing and having a fall-over location in case "The Big One" hits their existing data center(s).

Maybe the Akamai contract for iPhone/iPod/MAC-OS updates is getting too expensive, and they are putting their cash reserves to work in this down economy when construction industry is begging for work.

Like Sting, I see no reason to speculate about a specific use for this general purpose facility.

By: E

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:31:53 +0000

@sting7k

...and he hits the nail on the head

By: sting7k

sting7k — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:29:44 +0000

What aren't they going to do with a hub that size?

By: sean

sean — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:46:54 +0000

It might be to prepare for a new iPhone, and a netbook and itablet that has cell service and requires activation so you'll have Internet wherever? And also maybe to handle tv shows and movie downloads to iPhone. But I'm stumped. Maybe we'll find out Monday?