[Pdx-pm] OT: Why no Apple Computer Oregon Site?

[Rafael Almeria]

>> Any guesses as to why Apple hasn't already located an engineering
>> operation here?  Would this be worth pursuing for locals seeking
>> work?
>
> It might be worth persuing, but I'm not sure how you'd do it.  You need
> connections high-up at Apple.  If you could find some well placed 
> software
> engineers at Apple who really want to escape the Bay Area, well maybe 
> you
> could fan those flames and suggest Oregon as a nice alternative.

Well, Apple did have a subsidiary developing Macintosh software up here
in the early 90s called Claris, and yeah a programmer put his foot down
it seems to force the move to Oregon.

See the following link for some interesting history.

http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bob/clarisworks.php