[rootusrootus]

Then why didn't some little podunk town elsewhere in California work out a deal more lucrative to Apple than what Cupertino offered? Clearly this has a lot to do with Apple's HQ location. The actual money is just a pittance.

[stonogo]

Because that would have fucked up Steve's commute. Apple HQ wasn't picked based on how much they could drag out of the local government. Their lawyers, however, were.