I highly doubt this change is a WA/OR rivalry. We've been trying to make ourselves the "Silicon Forest" for the past 6-7 years. We loooooooove Intel, and part of the reason our unemployment rate is so high right now is because when the economy tanked, all the dot-com companies that were subsidized here tanked as well. This is simply because (as other Oregonians pointed out) we're facing a billion-dollar budget shortfall, and the taxpayers won't pass a sales tax/income tax increase/property tax increase/etc...
Basically, it's just a response to a very bad governmental finacial situation, not a conflict with Redmond. I clarify this because NOT EVERYTHING IS A CONFLICT WITH MICROSOFT. Try to expannd your world-view, especial if you're supporting things that are "open"...
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I highly doubt this change is a WA/OR rivalry. We've been trying to make ourselves the "Silicon Forest" for the past 6-7 years. We loooooooove Intel, and part of the reason our unemployment rate is so high right now is because when the economy tanked, all the dot-com companies that were subsidized here tanked as well. This is simply because (as other Oregonians pointed out) we're facing a billion-dollar budget shortfall, and the taxpayers won't pass a sales tax/income tax increase/property tax increase/etc... Basically, it's just a response to a very bad governmental finacial situation, not a conflict with Redmond. I clarify this because NOT EVERYTHING IS A CONFLICT WITH MICROSOFT. Try to expannd your world-view, especial if you're supporting things that are "open"...