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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 opti
by acchow 8y 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.
- thedarkginger 8y agohow 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)?
- iso1337 8y agoHaving a critical mass of people matters. Large, dense cities have economies of scale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUAx445ReU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUAx445ReU