Agreed completely. I'm sorry - I thought I had expressed this in the original post when i said "Pretty much all the evidence (rather than anecdote) I can find

Agreed completely. I'm sorry - I thought I had expressed this in the original post when i said "Pretty much all the evidence (rather than anecdote) I can find shows that co-located teams in a single team room environment are the most productive - all other things being equal." If you can think of a way I can express that opinion better I'd appreciate it (This isn't sarcasm - it's a genuine request. Judging by many of the replies here I'm expressing myself badly ;-)