It's a simple quantitative question: How many candidates are already in or willing to relocate to NYC versus Houston. That's all Amazon really cares about: th

It's a simple quantitative question: How many candidates are already in or willing to relocate to NYC versus Houston. That's all Amazon really cares about: the absolute numbers. They're looking to hire tens of thousands of engineers and that's pretty much the only reason they're going through with this huge investment in new campuses. Regardless of my personal preference, I think it's pretty obvious that the numbers work in NYC's favor.