New York has some of the strictest building codes going, and I wouldn't be surprised if that played a part.
Note that the pumps were in the basement because that's where the refueling location was, which logically it would be for a variety of practical reasons (you can't drive a fuel truck up an escalator, etc.)
We're at the same data center. Internap told us that the fuel pumps were flooded and asked us to shut down at ~9:30pm last night. The generators lasted until 10:52am. So 12 hours+ of warning.
To be fair, at 9:30 they did warn that the generators would only last for 4-5 hours, but customers like us who proactively shut everything down extended that significantly.
Your out of place defensive reply (I assume you work on the Apple team?) notwithstanding, iOS is absolutely stagnant. They're in the unenviable position of being lauded and popular because of the simplicity of design, but that strangleholds them into a limited ability to change and improve.
"All I've seen is a few geeks trading opinions about--ultimately petty--consumer electronics issues."
But they aren't petty issues. This is the evolution of the computer industry. People are going to have strong opinions. Let me correct that: People in this industry should have very strong opinions. I marvel at the various claims that this is trivial / bike shed / etc, as a massive seismic shift of our entire platform occurs.
>I think that the reason is the same: when you spend money on one, you buy into a community and an ecosystem. You become a part of a tribe and naturally begin to see the world in an us vs. them paradigm.
This effect is much more pronounced if you actually have income or success riding on one of the platforms. The alternatives become, essentially, a hassle.
Many Google detractors (largely composed of fans of Apple, for what that's worth) see Mayer as, bizarrely, the anti-GOOG. They think she's going to open a second front on Google while somehow being universally aligned with Apple.
Bizarre, but there you have it. The people who are interested in / cheering for Mayer will almost always be carrying an iPhone.
Note that the pumps were in the basement because that's where the refueling location was, which logically it would be for a variety of practical reasons (you can't drive a fuel truck up an escalator, etc.)