Knock Knock. Who's there? Apple. Apple who?

Knock knock. Who’s there? Apple. Apple who?
Knock knock. Who’s there? Apple. Apple who?
Orange you glad I didn’t say Apple again…oh wait. I did. Darn. But how could I not? The two hottest topics trending on Twitter this week were Apple and a certain Mr. Weiner. And well, the latter would have made for a fairly inappropriate joke.

Monday marked a big day for Apple as the company announced the forthcoming release of iCloud, iOS5, iMessage, and a few other goodies. My fellow gapper Josh touched upon iCloud earlier this week.

But then Tuesday came and it was not to be outdone by Monday. Following the release of the iCloud (which is of course superduper, but I was also extremely excited that the new iOs update will allow me to take pictures with my volume up button) Steve Jobs attended his local city council meeting to announce plans of the new Apple headquarters. Proclaiming it as the 8th wonder of the world, ok maybe he didn’t use those exact words but c’mon, the new Apple headquarters building will be 3.1 million square feet, a ring shape, 4 stories of offices above ground, 4 stories of parking below ground, will house 12,000 employees, and will run off an on-site power facility. Much like Thomas Edison’s famous predictions of 201 1 from 100 years ago, the new Apple building will be composed of steel, but will also be built with curved windows so that “there is not a single straight piece of glass in the building”. The donut-shaped office will sit on a 180-acre lot that was previously owned by HP and will be surrounded by 6,000 trees and apricot orchards. I suppose apple orchards would be too cliché?

Jobs stated that he hopes to get the plans approved by next fall and to have the 8th wonder completed by 2015. Woop! So once again, Apple is laying the foundation (pun intended) for others to follow and compete with. And this is causing a social buzz that even a Weiner can’t outdo.