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Office Space

Posted by James Turnbull, Monday, 11th April 2005

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

Thanks: Eric, Mathew, Ahmad

Countries: California, Washington

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12 Responses to 'Office Space'

  1. franktjm says:
    Monday, 11th April 2005 at 9:20 am

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

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  2. franktjm says:
    Monday, 11th April 2005 at 11:56 am

    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

    Reply
  3. Nick Douglas says:
    Monday, 11th April 2005 at 12:52 pm

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

    Reply
  4. calc man says:
    Monday, 11th April 2005 at 3:41 pm

    I liked apple’s address: 1 Infinite Loop.

    Reply
  5. Brian Duff says:
    Friday, 15th April 2005 at 1:59 am

    Oracle Corp:

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

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  6. Brian Duff says:
    Friday, 15th April 2005 at 2:00 am

    Ugh..

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

    Even.

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  7. nandhp says:
    Tuesday, 31st May 2005 at 1:35 pm

    The Mozilla Foundation:

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

    Reply
  8. Scott says:
    Thursday, 9th June 2005 at 3:04 am

    Former Worldcom headquarters in MS.

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

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  9. Glenn says:
    Friday, 10th June 2005 at 8:44 pm

    HP, former Compaq headquarters in Cypress, TX:

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

    Beautiful campus…

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  10. Glenn says:
    Friday, 10th June 2005 at 8:53 pm

    Trying again with the Compaq map…

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

    (shoulda checked the Lat/Long first!)

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  11. Peter, The Peter Files says:
    Wednesday, 20th July 2005 at 7:19 am

    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

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  12. lbmouse says:
    Monday, 3rd April 2006 at 8:31 pm

    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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