> but it’s not like it became a tech capital What? Let's put aside the massive government contractor industry. Even without it, DC's internet history include

> but it’s not like it became a tech capital What? Let's put aside the massive government contractor industry. Even without it, DC's internet history includes MAE-East, UUNet, AOL, Equinix, Network Solutions, and Microstrategy. The Dulles Technology corridor is one of the largest single tech regions in the country. Nearly all the significant genomics and bioinformatics companies are here, as well as all financial regulation groups. FINRA is in DC. So is Capital One. Amazon is opening in DC, and not in New York: and Amazon Web Services has long been in DC. And all this has fueled three highest income counties in the country, all here in DC.