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Or maybe it's about testing the service and gaining expertise in smaller markets where there is less competition before committing a huge amont of risk in order

by andymoe 14y ago

Or maybe it's about testing the service and gaining expertise in smaller markets where there is less competition before committing a huge amont of risk in order to roll out to a very large market... Pretty much par for the course for telecom rollouts.

intopieces 14y ago
This is an astute observation. Additionally, Apple just opened a large campus in Austin, which is also home to Dell. It's a good roll out strategy: middle of nowhere, semi-large city, then bay area/chicago and maybe even NYC.
- dpratt 14y ago
  Austin is not a 'semi-large city' - according to the U.S. Census, it's the 13th largest metro area in the country.
  - dr_doom 14y ago
    I also wouldn't call Austin the middle of nowhere. Within a 3 hour drive are Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio each being in the top 10 for populous cities. Arguably, Chicago is more isolated.
    - aidenn0 14y ago
      No "Arguably" about it; Chicago is more isolated, but it's also much bigger.
    - pjbrunet 14y ago
      But you'll find most Texans have never left the state of Texas. Texas is just that big. By and large the people here are very isolated.
  - mlinksva 14y ago
    13th largest city, 34th largest metro, both by population. If it were ever to be declared a CSA with San Antonio, they'd be of similar size to Seattle-Tacoma or Minneapolis-St Paul. Which seem 'semi-large' to me, especially on global scene.
    - dpratt 14y ago
      This is a fair point. However, if you do what we do, Austin is arguably the second best place to live outside of SF/Bay Area. The concentration of very smart people, technology and startups in this city can be very surprising for people who haven't spent a lot of time here.
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