The German government is spending €770 million ($836 million) on Apple smartphones and tablet computers according to an agreement between the Interior Ministry’s procurement department and Bechtle, the company said on Thursday. Bechtle, an IT systems operator, is to provide up to 300,000 Apple devices for all of the German federal administration in an exclusive contract that runs to the end of 2027, the company said. The aim of the agreement is to significantly advance the modernization of the federal administration’s IT infrastructure, Bechtle said in a press release. The procurement deal bui…