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   Is this actually a good thing?

   

   |333173|3|_||3, Jan 29th, 2007 @ 9:46pm

   
   

   While the Local Government will like this, is it actually good that all the Tech comapnies congregate in one area. For example, this makes an extra bandwidth load, and means that if a few exchanges are damaged (fire, flood), a whle load of Tech support will go down the tube. also, with modern communication, it does not really matter where everyone is, except that it is convienient for everyone to be in one timezone. It is clearly fare cleverer to base yourself in a nearby but cheaper area, where IT pros can move to without too much upheaval, but which it is cheaper for them and theier employer.

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   Re: Is this actually a good thing?

   

   dorpus, Jan 29th, 2007 @ 10:18pm

   
   

   Don't worry about it. The vast majority of tech support and other "real" work, even design work, is done elsewhere. Silicon Valley is mostly about scammy companies that steal VC funds, whose primary business model is executives giving themselves raises.
   
   Silicon Valley's biotech industry, if it deserves to be called that, is a cluster of companies selling randomly generated "genome data" to customers. As insiders in genetics know, their claims of "accurate" data is dubious at best. Otherwise, more useful biotech companies researching new drugs or new crops are scattered about throughout the world.

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   Re: Is this actually a good thing?

   

   Anonymous Coward, Jan 30th, 2007 @ 2:53am

   
   

   There is a common misconception that tech=IT = helpdesk/network support/callcenter etc.
   
   That is not Tech. -- it's grunt work:)
   
   Silicon valley is about chip companies making the new chips. Network companies making new network hardware. Software companies comming up with new ideas that haven't been though of, or implemented well.

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   The Dog Days of Silicon Valley

   

   dorpus, Jan 30th, 2007 @ 3:09am

   
   

   With the globalized economy and prosperity, will there be more restaurants in the Valley serving this?
   
   http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch?v=utv8ooOHBN6uk

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   In the finest tradition...

   

   Rstr5105, Jan 30th, 2007 @ 6:55am

   
   

   ...Dorpus has come in and made a frivolous point. Dorpus, I always wonder whether or not you've actually read the article.
   
   As to this being a "good" thing, I think that it could be considered a double edged sword. Yes it's a good thing that the job market is starting to raise demand for employees and the such, but as mentioned this puts a massive strain on the local broadband infrastructure.
   
   Telecommuting would not be much better as again, bandwidth would drop to nil.
   
   I don't know how to solve that problem other than de-centralizing the companies in silicon valley, but, then said companies incur different costs.
   
   So rather than try and argue this, let's roll with the punches and see what happens.

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