Apple to set up first dev center outside of CA in Israel

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Post by maayank » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 5:38 PM UTC

Apple to set up first dev center outside of CA in Israel
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Re: Apple to set up first dev center outside of CA in Israel

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Post by adamjernst » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 6:42 PM UTC

I believe iWorks is developed in Pittsburgh (or something like that). Some of the token-recognition code (e.g. detecting calendar events in free text) was developed in France. So I'm not sure it's entirely true that this is the first non-Cupertino dev center.

Re: Apple to set up first dev center outside of CA in Israel

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Post by ugh » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 6:55 PM UTC

adamjernst wrote: post #2

I believe iWorks is developed in Pittsburgh (or something like that). Some of the token-recognition code (e.g. detecting calendar events in free text) was developed in France. So I'm not sure it's entirely true that this is the first non-Cupertino dev center.

I know it's not as central to their business as flash memory, but as far as I know all their music software is still being developed in Germany. (Apple bought a German software company to get pro audio tools.)

Re: Apple to set up first dev center outside of CA in Israel

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Post by 9oliYQjP » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 7:11 PM UTC

An Israel engineering team saved Intel in the mid 2000s from its Netburst architecture decision. They built a higher performing CPU than the Pentium 4 that was also more energy efficient. Apple's decision is probably to just move closer to where that talent is. I wonder if they'll actually try to poach those Intel engineers.

Re: Apple to set up first dev center outside of CA in Israel

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Post by guelo » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 7:12 PM UTC

That's too bad since Israel runs a repressive apartheid regime.

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Post by dpkendal » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 7:13 PM UTC

This is not the first dev centre outside of California. The team that originally developed iCal was apparently based in France. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICal

Re: Apple to set up first dev center outside of CA in Israel

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Post by xenophanes » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 7:31 PM UTC

guelo wrote: post #5

That's too bad since Israel runs a repressive apartheid regime.

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Post by pkaler » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 7:40 PM UTC

This can't be Apple's first development centre outside of California. I'm sitting about half a block away from their Vancouver office. They acquired SchemaSoft a while ago and parts of iWork for OS X and iOS are built there.

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Post by mishmax » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 7:51 PM UTC

xenophanes wrote: post #7

guelo wrote: post #5

That's too bad since Israel runs a repressive apartheid regime.

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Not sure why. What he says is true. Too bad these corps are supporting apartheid regimes such as Israel.

Re: Apple to set up first dev center outside of CA in Israel

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Post by reid » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 7:52 PM UTC

adamjernst wrote: post #2

I believe iWorks is developed in Pittsburgh (or something like that). Some of the token-recognition code (e.g. detecting calendar events in free text) was developed in France. So I'm not sure it's entirely true that this is the first non-Cupertino dev center.

That's true: Apple has an engineering office on the CMU campus.