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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by draw_down on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:36PM (#13990818)
People are usually including Amazon and MS when they use the metonym "Silicon Valley".
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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by paulddraper on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:51PM (#13990939)
I've never heard someone say SV to include Washington.

Though now that you mention it, I have heard that commute times around the valley are terrible....

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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by booleandilemma on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:43PM (#13990871)
Similar to how the term "Wall Street" isn't limited to the firms physically located on Wall Street in lower Manhattan.
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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by timothycrosley on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:41PM (#13990862)
Really meant San Fran. An extreme disproportionate amount of investment dollars go there considering just how much value has come out of Seattle with much less starting capital.
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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by powera on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:44PM (#13990892)
Wasn't Microsoft founded in Albuquerque?
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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by mythrwy on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @06:13PM (#13991112)
Yes. And Bezos is from New Mexico also.

Strange because New Mexico consistently ranks near last in quality of life, employment prospects and education.

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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by astrodust on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @06:18PM (#13991151)
Not surprisingly both left New Mexico and set up shop somewhere more civilized.
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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by timothycrosley on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:49PM (#13990924)
Yes, but Bill Gates grew up in and returned to Seattle to build the company up
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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by wl on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @08:02PM (#13991756)
a) "San Fran" is not used by most locals.

b) Silicon Valley is 30 miles or so south of San Francisco.

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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by timothycrosley on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @09:00PM (#13992040)
A) I'm not a local. Never claimed to be

B) 30 miles makes it part of the same metropolitan area.

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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by astrodust on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @06:18PM (#13991145)
It's a long valley!
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