Apple and Intel shacking up in Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell announced yesterday that Apple Computer would be the newest tenant in Carnegie Mellon University's Collaborative Innovation Center, where they plan to open a research facility. Apple will share the top floor of the four-story building with the existing Intel Research Pittsburgh unit. The announcement celebrates the governor's Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) program, a state-wide initiative that aims to spin off university research into new businesses and jobs.

"In addition to education and research, Carnegie Mellon is committed to economic development in the region," said Provost and Senior Vice President Mark Kamlet. "CoLab is the only facility in the world where Apple and Intel will be working side-by-side."

Ironically, CMU is also preparing for spring 2006 construction of the Gates Center for Computer Science, a $50 million facility funded, in part, from a $20 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

[via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]

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HK.RX888

CMU uses macs in most of its lab... for no reason other than the lower negotiated price. So i wouldn't be surprised if they used macs in the new building. on the other hand i think they could afford a few windows machines with 20 million.

July 27 2005 at 3:08 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Alex Kadis

I'm at CMU for a course this summer, and from what I understand there is another more interesting twist: The Gates Center will be entirely filled with Macs. My information may be incorrect, but if I'm right, that is one hell of a "coincidence."

July 26 2005 at 10:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

AxsDeny

Most people don't know this, but Apple already had a lab in Pittsburgh. I think it was under the radar though as no one seemed to know. From what I'm told, it was the SoundJam (iTunes) lab. Also, that's not irony. It's coincidence. CMU is not a one trick pony.

July 26 2005 at 8:30 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply