Silicon Valley: The true tech mecca?

Courtesy CNET Tech blog  Thu, 05/29/2008 - 8:01am

Every so often, I wonder if Silicon Valley is all it's cracked up to be. Sure, the confluence of venture capital, universities, and lawyers make it a veritable petri dish for the formation of technology companies, but there are a lot of other great places for innovation, right?

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