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Comments on: Google gives itself leeway for N.C. data center

Search giant gives itself more scheduling wiggle room for completing a computer facility expansion in North Carolina, forsaking an economic development grant.

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by dascha1 December 5, 2008 10:31 AM PST
Separating Mice from Men if you ask me... Reminds me of when Disney Chickened-out after the folks In Prince William County, Virginia wanted to curve the Freedom of Law under a Corp body in Zoning of construction and access roads for the Studio there. Then again, major Hollywood studios owners did the same thing years prior to 1994 in Richmond, VA to establish a large New Media facility as well.

What's the deal with the Wimpy attitude (don't fear the risk, move Forward) these days? Can't one these Fame-N-Glory Outfits decide to grow-up and Build "It" in the DC/Mid-Atlantic? Seriously.
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by AppleSuxLeo December 5, 2008 10:53 AM PST
No more bean-bag chairs , daycare , or ping-pong ?
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by pthomasrad December 6, 2008 5:21 AM PST
Google should continue investing, look at Microsoft http://www.azurejournal.com/2008/12/microsofts-data-center-strategy/ ... thy have plans build in the next 5 years, 20 supersize data centers that will cost as much as $1 billion each ... I was wondering what Google plans are, or at least what is their current infrastructure ...
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