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Why don't Google/Facebook/apple setup satellite campuses around San Jose?

3 points by sharadov ↗ HN
Rather than being concentrated in Mountain View/Menlo Park/Cupertino. Would that not help in keeping their costs low and improve the quality of life of their employees ( people are buying in the outer burbs and making hellish commutes).

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davelnewton
How would buying real estate in expensive areas keep their costs low?

It might increase QoL for some employees in some ways, but that wouldn't necessarily improve the quality of the company.

sharadov
What I am trying to say is why do they keep expanding in areas which are already expensive ( Cupertino/Mountain View) and not move to cheaper areas (East San Jose etc). A majority of new home buyers can't afford the areas where they're located and making long commutes.
byebyetech
Why not create satellite campuses in Austin or Denver?
sharadov
That's a larger question (they'll open sales offices in those areas but keep core engineering roles in the Bay Area).