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11-12-2021, 03:51 PM
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Kinda like how all car dealerships are along the same street, it's mutually beneficial.
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There weren't any before the dot.com bubble. All sorts of people rushed to the bay area during that bubble to get rich, then discovered that silicon valley was 60 miles south of SF, and not right next to it. The newly arrived snobs who didn't want to tell people they lived closer to Gilroy than SF, started moving their little dot.com bullchit companies up to SF and now many of these internet companies (the ones that survived) have presences there or HQ there. Silicon valley as a technology center is a result of 4 things... Hewlett Packard (Palo Alto), Fairchild Semiconductor (Santa Clara), the geographic proximity to Stanford and Cal-Berkeley, and the abundance of cheap orchard land available at the time.
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We tryna push out the gheys like you OP.
11-12-2021, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted By MiscInformed⏩
Where does Google and Apple fit into all of thatThere weren't any before the dot.com bubble. All sorts of people rushed to the bay area during that bubble to get rich, then discovered that silicon valley was 60 miles south of SF, and not right next to it. The newly arrived snobs who didn't want to tell people they lived closer to Gilroy than SF, started moving their little dot.com bullchit companies up to SF and now many of these internet companies (the ones that survived) have presences there or HQ there. Silicon valley as a technology center is a result of 4 things... Hewlett Packard (Palo Alto), Fairchild Semiconductor (Santa Clara), the geographic proximity to Stanford and Cal-Berkeley, and the abundance of cheap orchard land available at the time.
Originally Posted By gymratbruh⏩
I'm not ghey just trying to learn about technologyWe tryna push out the gheys like you OP.
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Originally Posted By Sophus⏩
Google is HQ'ed in Mountain View. Apple has been around for 40+ years and is HQ'ed in Cupertino. Those are both in silicon valley. Both well south of SF.Where does Google and Apple fit into all of that
I'm not ghey just trying to learn about technology
I'm not ghey just trying to learn about technology
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Originally Posted By Sophus⏩
No. Silicon valley is a slang name for the Santa Clara valley. It doesn't really mean what it once meant, but loosely speaking silicon valley is the technology center at the south end of the SF bay. It's part of the SF bay area, but it's not part of San Francisco. For people who don't know the geography, it might be easier to call the whole area "San Francisco" and that's probably why most people are confused who've never been there, but here's an example of how far away it really is. Apple's new circular HQ building in Cupertino is 50 miles away from the golden gate bridge. Google's HQ is 37 miles away. Intel (in Santa Clara) is 55 miles away.So SF isn't silicon valley?
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11-12-2021, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted By MiscInformed⏩
Thx brah. I feel like I just learned a lot about tech srsNo. Silicon valley is a slang name for the Santa Clara valley. It doesn't really mean what it once meant, but loosely speaking silicon valley is the technology center at the south end of the SF bay. It's part of the SF bay area, but it's not part of San Francisco. For people who don't know the geography, it might be easier to call the whole area "San Francisco" and that's probably why most people are confused who've never been there, but here's an example of how far away it really is. Apple's new circular HQ building in Cupertino is 50 miles away from the golden gate bridge. Google's HQ is 37 miles away. Intel (in Santa Clara) is 55 miles away.
11-12-2021, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted By MiscInformed⏩
Nailed it.No. Silicon valley is a slang name for the Santa Clara valley. It doesn't really mean what it once meant, but loosely speaking silicon valley is the technology center at the south end of the SF bay. It's part of the SF bay area, but it's not part of San Francisco. For people who don't know the geography, it might be easier to call the whole area "San Francisco" and that's probably why most people are confused who've never been there, but here's an example of how far away it really is. Apple's new circular HQ building in Cupertino is 50 miles away from the golden gate bridge. Google's HQ is 37 miles away. Intel (in Santa Clara) is 55 miles away.
The weather in Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley) is also vastly different from SF.
SF is mostly cold and foggy, whereas Santa Clara Valley has some of the nicest weather in the world. It’s mostly sunny and mild in terms of heat and humidity. There are a few heat waves of 90-100 degrees though.
The cost of housing is insane now, though. $1.5 million for a cookie cutter 1200 square foot 3 bedroom 2 bath house.
11-12-2021, 04:53 PM
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Im guessing because of nice weather. Plus there's a lot of businesses in Cali.
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Most of the early days data centers and still building are in Santa Clara where the power cost is roughly 30% cheaper than other areas that are supplied by PG$E. Santa Clara has its own Co-gen power plant btw. We never stop building these centers as by the time we are done with one it is already outdated. And to answer your original question, easy to laterally poach from the talent pool. Berkley, and Stanford nearby and companies hire from each other to compete. Google is building its world hq in San Jose this next year and it is going to be a massive complex. HP and Intel and other semiconductor companies have occupied the bay since the 90s.
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