Much less so now. Open space plans (I call them "Moo Towns") are killing the ability to concentrate at Microsoft. The interesting thing is that Valve has simil

Much less so now. Open space plans (I call them "Moo Towns") are killing the ability to concentrate at Microsoft. The interesting thing is that Valve has similar open space areas. You could substituate a photo of one for another. The big difference at Valve is that people have /self selected/ into the other people they are working with, and can move any time. The ability to choose is worth any likely amount of "morale budget."