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by acchow 2746 days ago
Why do you think it's Google's responsibility to aid in the development of one city?

I think everyone could benefit a lot more if Google did what was most optimal for itself to make better products and compete with Apple/Netflix/Amazon/Uber/Comcast/etc.
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thedarkginger 2746 days ago
how confident are we that spending $1B on real estate in a market where you already have a strong footprint is optimal?

I guess at what point does it make more sense to locate to a less pricy metro and pay engineering talent to come (basically pick Amazon's reject list other than the VA and NY winners)?

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iso1337 2746 days ago
Having a critical mass of people matters. Large, dense cities have economies of scale.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUAx445ReU

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