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Old 01-18-2007, 08:08 PM
 
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Why did Microsoft go to San Antonio & not Austin?

Any ideas? I think they just want to be different.
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Old 01-18-2007, 08:58 PM
 
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Why did Microsoft go to San Antonio & not Austin?

Any ideas? I think they just want to be different.
Aren't they building a datacenter there? San Antonio has become sort of a datacenter mini-hub with many big datacenters located there (many more than Austin), so maybe Microsoft has better access to datacenter expertise and infrastructure in SA.
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Old 01-19-2007, 12:47 PM
 
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probably due to a more diverse population, it seems people mix more there, even though Austin calls itself the most liberal minded, they dont seem to integrate as much as SAN ANTONIO does.
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Old 01-19-2007, 02:41 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Economics, I am sure. Cost of land/labor probably less, and still a good pool of tech employees to draw from.
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Old 01-19-2007, 09:48 PM
 
Location: Austin
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Austin calls itself the most liberal minded, they dont seem to integrate as much as SAN ANTONIO does.
Please - some links to back your claim would be GREAT.
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Old 01-19-2007, 10:04 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Austin is more of a circuit fabrication and software-design type of industry. A data center can really go just about anywhere. It is mostly servers, etc. that can be maintained by anyone with networking knowledge.
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Old 01-19-2007, 10:26 PM
 
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Please - some links to back your claim would be GREAT.
General indication is the voting record. If you look up how Texas counties voted in the past two elections, you will see the only county to have a Democratic majority was Travis County (Austin). Again, this is very general but I think is in the right direction.... sorry I don't have a link handy. Just google it. I wouldn't think this would have any indication that the citizens of Austin won't "integrate" as well though.
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Old 01-21-2007, 12:45 AM
 
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I think Jread is right a data center is basically a wharehouse and the real IT is in Austin. I think political opinion has nothing to do with it. Do I care what my employees opinions are as long as he/she does a good job?
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Old 01-22-2007, 05:04 PM
 
Location: Brushy Creek
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probably due to a more diverse population, it seems people mix more there...
??? And their mixing somehow makes it a more suitable location for a data center? Simple economics, space, electricity and labour costs are much lower and they probably got some serious incentives from the city to sweeten the deal. Nothing wrong with SA getting with the program...First Toyota, now MS..beats having H.E.B as the most influential employer in a city that size.....

P.S. Please take the joke for what it is...I know about the military presence and bases there...
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Old 01-23-2007, 06:19 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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??? And their mixing somehow makes it a more suitable location for a data center? Simple economics, space, electricity and labour costs are much lower and they probably got some serious incentives from the city to sweeten the deal. Nothing wrong with SA getting with the program...First Toyota, now MS..beats having H.E.B as the most influential employer in a city that size.....

P.S. Please take the joke for what it is...I know about the military presence and bases there...
This makes me think of the most ridiculous city I've ever visited: Orlando, FL. It blows my mind that the entire city is supported by a cartoon mouse.
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