India has become a major ingredient in Apple's secret sauce, and the scale may surprise many. It is estimated that a third of Apple engineers are from India. Apple is famous for its “i” products where its utilizing Indian staff through various ways from direct to vendor employees.
Apple is one of the biggest applicant in H1B visas for the period 2001-2010, which has been increased very sharply by 200 percent increment in the application.US-based HfS Research that compiled the data says the majority of the H-1Bs would be Indians, indicating that the iPhone and iPad maker's dependence on Indian engineers has risen significantly in recent years.
HfS Research arrives at that conclusion looking at figures Apple disclosed in 2012, when it said it had 47,000 people working directly for it in the US, of which 7,700 were customer support operators, and 27,350 worked retail in Apple Stores leaving other RnD people apart.
HfS Research also finds that Apple works with at least five India-based IT vendors, including four large firms and one small firm and the scope of the work they do has been rising.
Apple is one of the biggest applicant in H1B visas for the period 2001-2010, which has been increased very sharply by 200 percent increment in the application.US-based HfS Research that compiled the data says the majority of the H-1Bs would be Indians, indicating that the iPhone and iPad maker's dependence on Indian engineers has risen significantly in recent years.
HfS Research arrives at that conclusion looking at figures Apple disclosed in 2012, when it said it had 47,000 people working directly for it in the US, of which 7,700 were customer support operators, and 27,350 worked retail in Apple Stores leaving other RnD people apart.
HfS Research also finds that Apple works with at least five India-based IT vendors, including four large firms and one small firm and the scope of the work they do has been rising.