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Re:Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division by int_19h on Friday September 30, 2016 @08:41PM (#12616045)
Comparing MS salaries in Redmond to Google salaries in Mountain View is rather apples and oranges. Cost of living is different (esp. once you start shopping for houses), state taxes are drastically different etc.

Now, Google also has an office in Kirkland. That would be an interesting place to compare. But it's also not particularly large.

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Re:Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division by siculars on Saturday October 01, 2016 @02:09AM (#12616705)
I don't appreciate the "cost of living" salary differential excuse, and let me tell you why... Ask yourself, does Microsoft charge me less for Windows or Office if I live in, say, Kansas? No, they don't.
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Re:Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division by int_19h on Saturday October 01, 2016 @04:00AM (#12616982)
Why would that matter in the slightest when you're actually shopping for a job? Either the pay is more (in terms of quality of life it translates to while residing where you need to live to commute), or not.
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Re:Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division by valleyer on Saturday October 01, 2016 @04:23AM (#12617021)
Relatively little of your money is spent on those kinds of things though. If you're like most people, most of your money goes to taxes, a place to live, and food. Those are location-dependent.
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