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This is so incredibly stupid. Latency to Ireland from all over western europe is way more than anywhere else. Irelands tax evasion methods will not last.
by chinathrow 12y ago
This is so incredibly stupid. Latency to Ireland from all over western europe is way more than anywhere else.
Irelands tax evasion methods will not last.
- m_eiman 12y agoThey're building one in Denmark too... http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/02/23Apple-to-Invest-1-7-Billion-in-New-European-Data-Centres.html?1424678531 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/02/23Apple-to-Invest-1-... I don't think Denmark is known for its low tax rates?
- igravious 12y agoOh come on. You got stats to back that up? Anyway. Maybe it's going to serve North America? Here, I drew (on) a fiber-optic cable map for you: http://imgur.com/yoEo9km http://imgur.com/yoEo9km (first time I've ever used imgur to make a point, heh) Seems like this is the cable: http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/24814-us-300m-transatlantic-fibre http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/24814-us-300m-tran... - that'd be the Republic's `Taoiseach' (prime minister) grabbing a photo-op there. Here's a news report from the Irish Times about the Apple investment, don't know if it has any additional news but anyhow...: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/apple-s-decision-to-build-in-fields-of-athenry-is-a-big-win-for-ida-ireland-1.2113919 http://www.irishtimes.com/business/apple-s-decision-to-build...