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This highlights the magical thinking we can suffer from in Silicon Valley where we believe we’re inherently better at solving problems here. It sounds like what
by TaylorAlexander 8y ago
This highlights the magical thinking we can suffer from in Silicon Valley where we believe we’re inherently better at solving problems here. It sounds like what Paul was saying is good ideas can no longer come from Redmond and the best they can do is buy a chunk of Silicon Valley and hope to ride on whatever success that nets them.
- WisNorCan 8y agoAgree. Two of three largest companies in the world are now in the Seattle area with both Microsoft (#1) and Amazon (#3) thriving. Apple (#2), Google (#4) and Facebook (#5) are in the Bay Area.
- xyzzy_plugh 8y agoI don't know about Apple but Facebook and Google have pretty big offices in Seattle as well, along with many other startups (Uber, Airbnb, Stripe, etc.) It seems the play these days is to have the best of both worlds.
- sincerely 8y agoCompanies at that level generally have offices in big cities all over the world. In Toronto we have Airbnb, Uber, Google, etc offices for example. I think the important thing in this context is where the HQ is.
- nostrademons 8y agoAnd Microsoft and Amazon both have big offices in Silicon Valley. Bing is (was? it looks like the site is now under reconstruction) based out of their Mountain View complex that's almost literally across the street from the Googleplex, while A9 (Amazon's search subsidiary) has a big office in Palo Alto.