I think this article is spot on. I would already be fearful of working at a place with an insular attitude, to be physically isolated too would be difficult.

I think this article is spot on. I would already be fearful of working at a place with an insular attitude, to be physically isolated too would be difficult. I think the physical isolation is something that Steve wanted. It also will probably affect Apple less than other companies because they have such a top down management style (where the intermingling of ideas wouldn't help so much).