I know, I know. The Silicon Valley moniker resonates a bit better with audience here since this is Hacker News. Cog? Total global revenue between the Big 3 (Ge

I know, I know. The Silicon Valley moniker resonates a bit better with audience here since this is Hacker News. Cog? Total global revenue between the Big 3 (General Motors, Ford, Chrysler - all based in Detroit for you HN readers) is over $250 billion USD annually. Shitty margins though, yes. People talk about the next $10B+ market cap company coming from something involving hardware. As software development skills become more pervasive, keep your eye on Detroit - you'd be surprised how much talent we've yet retained.