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Wait - Isn't this the same mayor and same city council who approved the Mother ship campus? What about the big new Cupertino Downtown plan under construction? Isn't that generating all the noise and traffic issue also. I am any other city in Bay Area would love to have Apple in their neighborhood and the revenue it will bring. Apparently, Apple has been slowly slowly getting away from being dependent on Cupertino. They have been occupying lot more office space in Sunnyvale, Mountain and in San Jose. I am sure San Ramon, Pleasanton, Dublin would love to be have Apple campus in these cities/town. 

anantksundaram said:

This was a dumb -- indeed, condescending -- move by Apple to begin with. Compete there with your good stuff at the best possible prices, and let the chips fall where they may. If you can't, go compete somewhere else.

The Indian government did the right thing.

Why do you think it is condescending? I buy refurbished products - Especially when they are sold by manufacturer, where I am getting similar warranty and the product I want at less price. All luxury car has some for of "Certified Previous Owner" program where the dealers sell their cars. There is a market for it. I think Apple is trying to address the need in India quickly while they work on other aspects such as their Retail Stores, manufacturing, etc. Just think about it, if Apple gets permission to sell refurbished product in India, they could open doors for other guys also and they can get advantage also. I don't think there is anything wrong with it.

I believe what is really happening is that while Indian Government is giving other breaks to Apple, starting with permission to build retail stores and there was some 30% break in some taxes, the turning down of used phone is throwing a bone to those local folks who raised a flag against Apple. You win some you loose some, but at the end Apple will be in India and make s significant difference for Apple. Much different buyer than Chinese.

What an ass? What happened to all those pumping he was doing? There really has to be something done about such activist investors.

Of course that is what they are going to say. Such a joke!

It is sounding lot more like LA School District repeat again. The problem is not the iPad, but the deployment issues. From the article, it appears that they are no using software that is targeting for iPads. Once again, communication problem in Met IT's organization.