The Bay Area is a 'critical mass'. How it came to be is related to a variety of factors. But it has incumbency in some things and will be impossible to compet

The Bay Area is a 'critical mass'. How it came to be is related to a variety of factors. But it has incumbency in some things and will be impossible to compete with in some ways. Better for regions to develop competencies in which they have some kind of advantage. Alberta makes some kind of specialized natural resources extraction tech. Makes sense!