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Re:Amazon expected to announce NYC and Northern Virginia as ... by abcdcba on Monday November 12, 2018 @09:59PM (#18438105)
I mean there are a lot of economic reasons for that, right?
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Re:Amazon expected to announce NYC and Northern Virginia as ... by bilbo0s on Monday November 12, 2018 @10:47PM (#18438404)
Yep.

A company like Amazon will have some natural needs. No other city can really beat NYC for meeting those needs.

Not Chicago. Not Toronto. Not Raleigh. Not Jersey.

And certainly not Texas.

By air, land, and sea the best and most bountiful transport links to the rest of the US, or to the Europe-Africa side of the world, are out of NYC. Now maybe we can change that? But we don't seem to be working towards changing it. So as of today, and for the foreseeable future, NYC is the best hub.

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Re:Amazon expected to announce NYC and Northern Virginia as ... by taysic on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @01:20AM (#18439032)
I think they could meet those needs elsewhere but they can be choosey so why not.
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