But I am not saying they should move to Ohio, they can move to Eureka, California, or basically any place north of SF. Also any place south of Monterey. Those a

But I am not saying they should move to Ohio, they can move to Eureka, California, or basically any place north of SF. Also any place south of Monterey. Those areas are not dirt cheep, but they are inexpensive compared to SV. Let's say, for instance, Apple was to open a campus in Eureka, and offer some of it's employees to relocate there and continue to get the same paycheck and work on the same projects. Don't you think a lot of employees might take them up on that offer. I am not saying everyone would, but people with families, who wish to have a house and a back yard, and a dog, and a nice home life, and wish to not have to pay 3/4 of their paycheck to the bank for the privilege, would take Apple up on that offer. Further more, if you think about it, it might be to Apple or Googles advantage to actually open some remote, out of the way, campuses. This way they can recruit developers who like the out of the way life style (yes there are some) and those developers might be less inclined to jump ship. Maybe they can make 10% more at company X in SV, but they have a nice life, cheep housing, and no traffic, why bother. It could be a good retention tool, and possibly a good recruitment tool.