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Apple's 'Spaceship' Campus Nears Its Completion, Drone Footage Captures Final Touches
NBC Bay Area ^ | 2/1 | Joe Fryer

Posted on 02/01/2017 5:01:37 PM PST by nickcarraway

Apple is once again making headlines, but not because of a new iPhone or computer.

The tech giant is inching closer to opening its new "spaceship" campus, which is actually known as Apple Campus 2.

Recent drone footage captured by Matthew Roberts shows off the massive work space, which covers 176 acres. For those in need of a comparison, that's the size of 133 football fields.

Roughly 12,000 employees are expected to fill the 2.8 million square feet of office space at some point within the next year.

The project may be viewed as extreme, but Roberts offers a different perspective.

"Some people would say it's overboard, but I think it's fitting for Apple to do something like this because they consider themselves trendsetters and innovators within the tech industry," he said.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Local News
KEYWORDS: apple
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1 posted on 02/01/2017 5:01:37 PM PST by nickcarraway
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what is the doorbell in the center..?


2 posted on 02/01/2017 5:04:09 PM PST by gaijin
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Have a heckuva time finding a corner to pee in


3 posted on 02/01/2017 5:06:27 PM PST by digger48
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Thanks for the pic.

Apple has a way to go. With 6 million square feet of floor space, the Pentagon is still amazing....


4 posted on 02/01/2017 5:10:16 PM PST by ASOC (Have *you* visited the World of the Chernyi?)
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To: nickcarraway

it’s a time machine. That’s how they keep their competitive edge. They travel to the future and then reverse engineer the technology. Microsoft tried something similar, but unfortunately they kept going back to the past.

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5 posted on 02/01/2017 5:14:07 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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Helipad?


6 posted on 02/01/2017 5:14:39 PM PST by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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It looks like a fortress. Are we expecting chaos in the streets?


7 posted on 02/01/2017 5:22:35 PM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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No thr center is the asshole.


8 posted on 02/01/2017 5:23:15 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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Fortunately, it has a weakness, a small exhaust port leading to the main reactor...


9 posted on 02/01/2017 5:28:24 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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10 posted on 02/01/2017 5:41:19 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: digger48
Have a heckuva time finding a corner to pee in

They've been growing trees at tree farms over the last few years, that will be transplanted to the campus. Thousands of trees and bushes. There will be plenty of hidden spots after landscaping is done.

11 posted on 02/01/2017 5:50:35 PM PST by roadcat
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what is the doorbell in the center..?

It's a fountain and pool.

12 posted on 02/01/2017 5:51:04 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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It looks like a fortress. Are we expecting chaos in the streets?

Not with all those Windows. . .

13 posted on 02/01/2017 5:52:13 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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I was thinking it’s the Pentagon, poorly disguised.


14 posted on 02/01/2017 5:52:13 PM PST by gogeo (But he's not a conserrrrrvative!)
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To: nickcarraway

Neat.
The 12,000 h1-b visa holders can set their cardboard boxes in the center and live like kings on their pay.


15 posted on 02/01/2017 6:00:05 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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Hitting a target that size is impossible!

/Wedge_Antilles>

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16 posted on 02/01/2017 6:05:27 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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17 posted on 02/01/2017 6:43:12 PM PST by RansomOttawa
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Visible from outer space.


18 posted on 02/01/2017 6:44:56 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("January 20, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.")
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Visible from outer space.

So are the lawn chairs on my patio.

19 posted on 02/01/2017 7:04:02 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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20 posted on 02/01/2017 8:58:15 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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