As already posted here in the forum Apple is following Amazon - after Apple called for the move…

As already posted here in the forum Apple is following Amazon - after Apple called Amazon's move the 'Beauty Queen Competition' - it is now making a similar move in Austin Texas with room for 15,000 employees

Apple threw shade at Amazon's HQ2, calling it a 'beauty contest,' but then it did the same thing

Apple on Thursday announced a new campus in Austin, Texas, it said would support more than 5,000 employees.

Unlike Amazon's HQ2 process, Apple stayed quiet while choosing the location for its new offices, and CEO Tim Cook said he did not want it to be a "beauty contest."

But Apple absolutely did the same thing as Amazon - choosing to expand in a rich, highly educated area where it already had thousands of employees.
Some news from Apple on Thursday morning: It's expanding! In a midnight press release, Apple said it was building a new campus in Austin, Texas.

Details about the new Apple office complex include:

An investment from Apple of $ 1 billion.
A location in Williamson County, Texas, just outside Austin.
5,000 employees to start.
Room for as many as 15,000 employees in divisions including research and development, finance, sales, and customer support.
Incentives from Texas include as much as $ 25 million in taxpayer-funded grants and a 15-year property-tax abatement possibly worth tens of millions of dollars, according to the Austin Statesman.

Apple threw shade at Amazon's HQ2, calling it a 'beauty contest,' but then it did the same thing

Apple did the same thing as Amazon, choosing to expand in a rich and highly educated area (Austin, Texas) where it already had thousands of employees.

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