Apple's new HQ is $2 billion overbudget due to Steve Jobs' incredibly detailed and perfectionist des - Polidicks

Its an amazing concept, one they should complete but some aspects should be scrapped, e.g. the solar panels and polished concrete ceiling.

[QUOTE=Lethaxx;40183944]Its an amazing concept, one they should complete but some aspects should be scrapped, e.g. the solar panels and polished concrete ceiling.[/QUOTE] No to mention the humongous curved windows (smaller "ordinary" panels with thin frame around them instead), and ridiculously tight building tolerance.

Is anyone really surprised.

[QUOTE=Aide;40183641]Always knew Steve Job's wasn't straight in the head.[/QUOTE] I see what you did there.

[QUOTE=Amiga OS;40183967]Unfortunately its about as stable as Android 2.0[/QUOTE] That's stable. Although lacking in functions.

[QUOTE=Amiga OS;40183967]Unfortunately its about as stable as Android 2.0[/QUOTE] hm, that sucks, i know a lot of websites just rely on quicktime to play the videos on iOS, it works like a charm, same case for WP7/WP8 using Internet Explorer's Video Player to play web content and android has a mixbag full of players, MX player is definitely the best

I like how this topic has turned from a building and its design to the stability of Flash and Android just because the building is envisioned by Apple.

$2 billion is nothing to Apple. The previously stated that they literally have so much money they don't know what to do with it.

Love him or hate him, Jobs wasn't a man to skip on the details.

Quickly whipped up a terrible wallpaper: [t]http://i.imgur.com/LjML1rz.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=Scot;40184169]$2 billion is nothing to Apple. The previously stated that they literally have so much money they don't know what to do with it.[/QUOTE] They did start buying back shareholders, mind.

[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40183853]What Apple haters see: [img]http://nkmonitor.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/ryugyong.png[/img][/QUOTE] I never got what people hate about that building. It's a perfect skiing ramp

Now watch as Apple squanders all of its profits in building this thing and they go bankrupt before it's even finished.

It looks like it's spinning really fast "HEEEeeeyyYyy mAAaaAARRRkKkKK?" "YYeeeaaaaaAAAAhHHH?" "YyyOOoOOuuuuU GooOOtTT ThOoOossEE nEEEeWwWWW iPoOOodOODd BbbLuePRINNTTSSS?" [IMG]http://imgkk.com/i/lhpg.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=barttool;40184306]Now watch as Apple squanders all of its profits in building this thing and they go bankrupt before it's even finished.[/QUOTE] you clearly have no idea just how much money apple has.

Apple made $41 billion dollars last year. I think they are OK for cash.

Looks like a tron disk. [QUOTE=Killuah;40183915][img]http://network.nature.com/system/photo/000/002/751/googleplex.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Wow and people are complaining the Apple building will have solar panels.

[QUOTE=Electrocuter;40184601]Looks like a tron disk. Wow and people are complaining the Apple building will have solar panels.[/QUOTE] Those aren't solar panels. Those are Google Panels. They harness love and friendship into power great enough that one panel not only helps power the entire structure, but it also feeds 6 children in Africa and plays soft sweet music.

Hate on Apple all you want but that building looks incredible

amazing design people call it shit because apple kill yourselves please [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Flaming" - MaxOfS2D))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=Electrocuter;40184601]Looks like a tron disk. Wow and people are complaining the Apple building will have solar panels.[/QUOTE] Google uses theirs to offset grid consumption. Apple wants full redudancy which requires far more infrastructure.

I found this part hilarious [QUOTE]- Polished concrete ceilings are to be cast in molds and then raised into position to ensure uniformity, rather than being cast in place. The requirement "left one person involved in the project speechless."[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=cathal6606;40184980]I found this part hilarious[/QUOTE] I could imagine Tim Cook walking around, presenting how incredible advanced and polished the ceiling is while the entire Apple staff follows him around like its a Apple presentation :v:

I live literally minutes away from this. No real progress yet but people around here seem to like the idea

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/jPtIw7E.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;40183866]I swear the lot of you can't push aside your apple hatred for one moment and admire how beautiful and awesome this looks,[/QUOTE] This isn't apple hatred, I just don't like circles.

[QUOTE=Scot;40184169]$2 billion is nothing to Apple. The previously stated that they literally have so much money they don't know what to do with it.[/QUOTE] Like something in the range of a hundred billion.

[QUOTE=MIPS;40183847]They should of unplugged his reality distortion machine after life pulled the plug on him.[/QUOTE] what? you're fucking terrible [editline]6th April 2013[/editline] the building looks awesome, though it's fucking uneconomically large jesus christ

[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;40185466]This isn't apple hatred, I just don't like circles.[/QUOTE] Not a very "efficient" shape for buildings. Hexagonal on the other hand would be bitchin' [I]AND[/I] efficient (if plots of land were also sold in that shape. And curved glass is hilariously expensive compared to ordinary flat glass panels, and it's not just for one or two places on the building, but all around it. In short I can't help but feel this building is a prime example of architects being allowed to go buckwild, and then given full authority over a team of building engineers to be their minions and do their exact bidding. Although I do like the idea of a miniature forest surrounded by a group of buildings, and parking lot(s) under the building(s) The forest freshens up the view to outside, and the underground parking lot both means there won't be surface space wasted for that, and the cars are protected from the elements (except temperature changes, installing A/C in a parking lot is madness of the bad kind)

With 137 billion dollars, Apple should make 5 of these all around the world, and connect them using underground tunnels, or finance a trip to Mars.