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There are already numerous analysis at the beginning that only NYC and DC metros really have a shot at this. What can Dallas, Atlanta, Autin, or other small cities offer Amazon? and who want to move to those areas? The whole thing is just to get most incentives from NYC and DC
There are already numerous analysis at the beginning that only NYC and DC metros really have a shot at this. What can Dallas, Atlanta, Autin, or other small cities offer Amazon? and who want to move to those areas? The whole thing is just to get most incentives from NYC and DC
A ton of highly successful, upwardly mobile people. Yes NYC (and maybe DC, can't remember off the top) have negative net domestic migration, but keep in mind people leaving these areas (and other expensive areas like California) are generally poorer than the people staying. They are expensive, but the people living there can afford it. There's incredibly high demand in both for a reason. They are both generally more desirable than anywhere in Texas (and I live in Texas lol).
Power is one half of the cloud equation, the other half is fiber connection. You can get cheap power anywhere. There's only one center for fiber connection, and that's NoVA.
They are based in Seattle cause that's where they started; employees are reluctant to move. They moved to VA for AWS and Queens for financial reasons.
There's NOTHING original about their choices, which means HQ2 was a scam. Defend them as you want mhays, they are manipulative. They are looking for monopolies, in retail and internet infrastructure, to secure them a top spot in these two now interconnected sectors of the economy. I'd rather shop at Walmart now than Amazon...
I'm sure it's all in their self-interest. But you clearly don't deal with corporate location decisions...a search can be extremely intensive and honest, and still arrive at one (or two) of the obvious front-runners.
As for that fiber, what on earth does that have to do with a headquarters location?
PS, cloud expertise is in Seattle because there's a huge influx from the various companies involved, more in front-end services than backbone infrastructure. This has created its own gravity.
A ton of highly successful, upwardly mobile people. Yes NYC (and maybe DC, can't remember off the top) have negative net domestic migration, but keep in mind people leaving these areas (and other expensive areas like California) are generally poorer than the people staying. They are expensive, but the people living there can afford it. There's incredibly high demand in both for a reason. They are both generally more desirable than anywhere in Texas (and I live in Texas lol).
Clutch I hear you. It just makes absolutely no sense to me as to why Amazon didn’t negotiate from the beginning with NYC & DC. I just have an issue with how Amazon went about this process.
Clutch I hear you. It just makes absolutely no sense to me as to why Amazon didn’t negotiate from the beginning with NYC & DC. I just have an issue with how Amazon went about this process.
How do we know they haven't?
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