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Apple buys up former HP campus for $300 millionish

November 25, 2010

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Word is out: Apple’s takeover of the old HP campus is complete. HP, all your base are belong to Apple. Apple Inc. has allegedly ponied up 300 millionish dollars to acquire the 98-acre lot. The old HP campus is double the size of Apple’s current lot.

The Cupertino mayor seems pretty pumped about the purchase: “we’re very proud to have Apple’s headquarters in our city. It’s not just a company. It’s the company.”

Neither Apple, nor HP have commented on the price that they settled on for the purchase, but experts have pegged its value around the $300 million mark. No one knows what Apple plans on doing with the new space they’ve acquired, but they now own quite a large chunk of land in Cupertino.

What do you think? What would you put in the space?

Article Via Mercury News

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Eugene Huo

Shouldn't it be HP , all your base are belong to Apple? :p

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Stephen M. Hackett

I agree with Chris. The campus is nice, with a nice open green space in the center, and a great cafeteria, but it is a little dated. The Company Store really feels dated, as (at least when I was there in 2007) it looked like an older Apple Store, with the older-style furniture and fixtures.

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Chris P.

If you've ever been on Apple's campus. Or even just in the lobby or company store. It doesn't have that Apple feel. The buildings look straight-out of the 80's of course.

I wouldn't be surprised if they plan to build new corporate offices that are on par with the flagship Apple stores around the world. Glass staircases all over the place!

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Joshua Schnell

That's an interesting idea. Sadly, I've never been to their HQ. For some reason I'm having visions of the Emerald City in the middle of Cupertino. lol.

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