Apple and SAP sign key partnership deal to put enterprise software on iPhones and iPads

The companies plan to deliver a new SAP HANA Cloud Platform SDK exclusively for iOS that will provide businesses, designers and developers the tools to quickly and efficiently build their own iOS apps for iPhone and iPad, based on SAP HANA Cloud Platform, SAP's open platform as a service. These native apps will provide access to core data and business processes on SAP S/4HANA, while taking full advantage of iPhone and iPad features like Touch ID®, Location Services and Notifications.

Apple - Press Info - Apple & SAP Partner to Revolutionize Work on iPhone & iPad

Apple, SAP forge enterprise app pact for iPhone, iPad | ZDNet

Apple and German software giant SAP just signed a key partnership - Yahoo Finance

Apple and SAP have joined forces to help companies everywhere...

iPad in Business - Apple

As with IBM partnership, Apple is eating into more MS/Google market share

WSJ: Apple SAP to cooperate on workplace apps

German software firm to create new software-development kit for iPhone, iPad operating system

Apple, SAP to Cooperate on Workplace Apps - WSJ

Exclusive: Apple's Tim Cook to visit China for government meetings - source

Exclusive: Apple's Tim Cook to visit China for government meetings - source - Yahoo Finance

Apple's Tim Cook flying to meet Chinese officials later in May - report

This sure goes back and forth a lot: Will they be able to sell them or not?

WSJ: Apple petitions to sell refurbished iPhones in India

Apple Petitions to Sell Refurbished iPhones in India - WSJ

Sounds like Angela Ahrendts is still cleaning house

Apple VP of online retail, Bob Kupbens, resigns from company

Apple VP of Online Retail Bob Kupbens Resigns From Company - Mac Rumors

Apple Campus 2 has raised the property values of all Cupertino homeowners and businesses, in fact all of Silicon Valley.

Cupertino would have given Apple incentives based on completion of construction measured against what Apple projected and fines for excessive time overages and costs to the city for not completing on time and/or not repairing infrastructure, which should have all been in the original deal that had to pass the council, which took forever.

Apple has already improved and developed a large chunk of property that they bought and gave back to the City for a commercial tax base south of the 101 from the Apple Campus 2 as part of their agreement.

New Apple Campus Helping Silicon Valley Become Real Estate Hot Spot | NBC Bay Area

You're welcome Silicon Valley

Cupertino mayor accuses Apple (responsible for nearly 20% of the city's tax revenue) of not paying enough

An organization called Cupertino Citizens for Sensible Growth is in fact trying to get Chang recalled, despite his having assumed office just this December. The mayor has said he's not afraid, and is in fact running for a position in the California state assembly.