Comments on: Update to Infinite Loop Bldg. 6 fire news….. http://macosrumors.com/2008/08/14/update-to-infinite-loop-bldg-6-fire-news/ The original Apple & Mac rumor site Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: admin http://macosrumors.com/2008/08/14/update-to-infinite-loop-bldg-6-fire-news/comment-page-1/#comment-918 admin Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:19:51 +0000 http://macosrumors.com/?p=96#comment-918 In reply to SomeOne: At the time these posts were made, we were collating a lot of frenzied reports from sources, some of whom as we said were there before, during or shortly following the fire itself.....and others who were offsite but heard from the horse's mouth about events. Conflicting information as to "which" Building 6 of the "Cupertino Campus" (a confusing term that tends to suggest that Infinite Loop is all inclusive but many folks know that in fact Apple's buildings in Cupertino are a bit scattered around the Infinite Loop area and at least a couple, historically, have been quite significantly removed from the Loop itself) really did a number on us with conflicting details either specifying the Valley Green building complex or Infinite Loop's "back six" building area which is frequently mentioned in relation to Apple's internal data/networking infrastructure geeks. The mention of Apple's in-house IS/IT geeks' management being headquartered in a "building six" was so similar that it threw us off and made us incorrectly certain of the identity of the building. For the sake of admitting our occasional incident of being perhaps somewhere rather a bit south of completely correct (perish the thought!!! If you don't find yourself rather a bit too far out on a limb at least once in a while in the rumor-mongering game.....you're doing it all wrong!) on the details of this one, our focus was primarily on the larger implications of the event since by the time we reported on the fire, it had been fairly well established by the grapevine at large that nobody had been physically harmed in the incident..... That said we always welcome a correction or clarification and that's what these Comments are for, after all! Thanks for bringing our renewed attention to that oversight. In reply to SomeOne: At the time these posts were made, we were collating a lot of frenzied reports from sources, some of whom as we said were there before, during or shortly following the fire itself…..and others who were offsite but heard from the horse’s mouth about events.

Conflicting information as to “which” Building 6 of the “Cupertino Campus” (a confusing term that tends to suggest that Infinite Loop is all inclusive but many folks know that in fact Apple’s buildings in Cupertino are a bit scattered around the Infinite Loop area and at least a couple, historically, have been quite significantly removed from the Loop itself) really did a number on us with conflicting details either specifying the Valley Green building complex or Infinite Loop’s “back six” building area which is frequently mentioned in relation to Apple’s internal data/networking infrastructure geeks. The mention of Apple’s in-house IS/IT geeks’ management being headquartered in a “building six” was so similar that it threw us off and made us incorrectly certain of the identity of the building.

For the sake of admitting our occasional incident of being perhaps somewhere rather a bit south of completely correct (perish the thought!!! If you don’t find yourself rather a bit too far out on a limb at least once in a while in the rumor-mongering game…..you’re doing it all wrong!) on the details of this one, our focus was primarily on the larger implications of the event since by the time we reported on the fire, it had been fairly well established by the grapevine at large that nobody had been physically harmed in the incident…..

That said we always welcome a correction or clarification and that’s what these Comments are for, after all! Thanks for bringing our renewed attention to that oversight.

]]> By: Metalizer http://macosrumors.com/2008/08/14/update-to-infinite-loop-bldg-6-fire-news/comment-page-1/#comment-917 Metalizer Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:00:48 +0000 http://macosrumors.com/?p=96#comment-917 In that case, liability would seem to rest with the outside contractors – their insurers should pick up the tabs rather than Apple's. Maybe there's a silver lining there, in that Apple can go for a complete redesign and rebuild of the facility. (looking forward to the Autumn product announcements, any hint of an xMac, or confirmation that nVidia chipsets will be used for Hybrid/SLI graphics in laptops and desktops, with Snow Leopard features also in mind?) In that case, liability would seem to rest with the outside contractors – their insurers should pick up the tabs rather than Apple’s.

Maybe there’s a silver lining there, in that Apple can go for a complete redesign and rebuild of the facility.

(looking forward to the Autumn product announcements, any hint of an xMac, or confirmation that nVidia chipsets will be used for Hybrid/SLI graphics in laptops and desktops, with Snow Leopard features also in mind?)

]]> By: SomeOne http://macosrumors.com/2008/08/14/update-to-infinite-loop-bldg-6-fire-news/comment-page-1/#comment-916 SomeOne Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:42:08 +0000 http://macosrumors.com/?p=96#comment-916 This was *NOT* at "Building 6 of Apple's Infinite Loop campus". The fire was in a building on Valley Green drive, which is across the street from the Infinite Loop campus. Since there is a building 6 on that campus itself, this article is VERY misleading. Please correct the article to indicate "a building near…" or the like. This was *NOT* at “Building 6 of Apple’s Infinite Loop campus”.

The fire was in a building on Valley Green drive, which is across the street from the Infinite Loop campus. Since there is a building 6 on that campus itself, this article is VERY misleading.

Please correct the article to indicate “a building near…” or the like.

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