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Office Space

Monday, 11th April 2005 by James

Top technology headquarters around America: Google, Apple Computer & Microsoft.

Thanks: Eric, Mathew, Ahmad

12 Responses to 'Office Space'

  1. 1. franktjm says:

    So, where’s Bill Gates’s house? By the lake?

  2. 2. franktjm says:

    Never mind, Bill lives here:
    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1835+73rd+Ave+Ne+Medina,WA+98039&spn=0.008175,0.010847&t=k&hl=en

  3. 3. Nick Douglas says:

    Well that’s it, someone’s gonna get fired for this blog.

  4. 4. calc man says:

    I liked apple’s address: 1 Infinite Loop.

  5. 5. Brian Duff says:

    Oracle Corp:

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

  6. 6. Brian Duff says:

    Ugh..

    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=500+Oracle+Parkway,Redwood+Shores+CA+94065&spn=0.019526,0.022595&t=k&hl=en

    Even.

  7. 7. nandhp says:

    The Mozilla Foundation:

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

  8. 8. Scott says:

    Former Worldcom headquarters in MS.

    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=500+Clinton+Center+Dr,+Clinton,+MS+39056&t=k&hl=en

  9. 9. Glenn says:

    HP, former Compaq headquarters in Cypress, TX:

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

    Beautiful campus…

  10. 10. Glenn says:

    Trying again with the Compaq map…

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

    (shoulda checked the Lat/Long first!)

  11. 11. Peter, The Peter Files says:

    Notice how Redmond is laid out like a circuit board?

    At the closest in view the main processing chip appears in the NW (upper right hand) corner
    though its hard to tell whether its a Intel or AMD, LOL.

    The Apple campus with its campus parking lot looks a little like a mini curcuit board.
    Maybe small enough for the Mac Mini or the iPod>

    The Peter Files Blog of Comedy and Satire

  12. 12. lbmouse says:

    According to edge.i-hacked.com, the **actual** Initech building from “Office Space�:

    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=4120+Freidrich+lane,austin,+texas&t=k&hl=en

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