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Re:Tech workers find communal living a solution for high rents by paulddraper on Saturday March 11, 2017 @06:05PM (#13847793)
Company towns only make sense when your purchases need to be local. That's hardly the case anymore.
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Re:Tech workers find communal living a solution for high rents by s0rce on Saturday March 11, 2017 @07:29PM (#13848143)
Or when there isn't housing that is remotely affordable. Stanford has "company" housing for professors.
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Re:Tech workers find communal living a solution for high rents by paulddraper on Saturday March 11, 2017 @11:04PM (#13848875)
Sure, I meant company towns with stores.

Microsoft has housing for its interns. Not uncommon.

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