Noncompetes are named accurately. They make an area much less competitive.

Idaho has only one meaningful tech company, and it's mentioned multiple times in the article. Analysts say its overpriced and due for a fall. It's a company that hasn't had much real innovation for a long time. Not surprising given that it is headquartered in a anti-innovation state that no highly qualified engineer in his right mind would move to due to the toxic legal environment for technologists.