Google and Microsoft Cohabitating on the Beach
I thought it was interesting that here in
I had to wade into the water so you could see how close the Google and Microsoft offices are. You can see my sandals in the foreground. Click to enlarge.
 Close up of Google’s offices |
 Close up of Microsoft’s offices |
Israel is a very small country and it isn’t unusual for competitors to locate near each other.
There are also great reasons to locate here in Haifa (full disclosure–my office is in Haifa too):
- A beautiful view of the beach
- Close to the Technion–with a great supply of excellent engineering graduates (full disclosure again: I am a Technion graduate)
- Close proximity to freeway and train
Despite our marching towards a global village it seems like local customs still influence multinationals. It is nice that both Google and Microsoft employees can enjoy the view of the Mediterranean.
The Israeli beach–not a bad view for hard working search engine people.
Tags: Internet Marketing
October 27th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
one of the primary reasons a business locates in specific places is the availability of high-speed, high-bandwidth internet connection, which, in a small country would definitely explain proximity. They may not (or actually, they may) have datacenters there, but their regular offices require plenty of internet goodness anyway.
October 28th, 2008 at 12:03 am
on the scale of Israel its not very close to each other.. )