I disagree. I think tech employees are usually some of the brightest in our society, and it becomes really hard to attract elite minds to places like Frisco, Texas.

Outside of the heat I just don’t understand the negativity towards Dallas that I see on these sites. I had a good time there. Of course I didn’t have the nightmare commute either, as I worked in Mid-Cities (Euless) and lived right around there as well. Of course I am also not an urbanite or take offense to Hummers, but hell that stuff is just as plentiful here.

Also I think more husbands “invest” in the infrastructure of their wives around here. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

i should modify my comment. some of the tech companies are better off moving some or all of their engineering to Dallas.

If I had time I’d do this myself but – San Diego Business Journal (www.sdbj.com) might be a good place to look for information on businesses in/out of San Diego, performance of local companies. Summary info is free, I believe. Yu may be able to use it as a springboard to dig for further info.

I’m in finance at the corporate headquarters of a global public company based in SD. We’re here because our head honchos want to be here – not because it makes financial sense. It’s expensive to do business here and it IS difficult to attract talent. I make substantially less here than I could in other markets where the cost of living is lower. Yes, the weather is great, but I’m reaching the end of my tenure here. I’ve been here three years, and my friend “turnover” has been quite high. Every year, I meet people moving in, but I have more people move away. Even if housing prices come down substantially, this will still be a difficult place to live from a cost and job opportunity perspective, and it gets harder and harder to justify.

Agreed – the wireless sector only makes up a small portion of the jobs out here and overall there seems to be momentum out of the area, even if a few companies are expanding. No engineer with kids and a wife that doesn’t work would even consider moving out here right now. It’s worrisome for the area as a whole to be honest with you as we will end up losing talented people in critical jobs due to the cost of living. Firefighters, police officers, teachers, creative types who make less $$, non profit workers and on and on. To include myself in fact – I am young, my wife doesn’t work, we have two kids and I am looking at relocating!

Indeed, QCOM charges royalty on WCDMA phones at the same rate as it does CDMA phones. That was the reason that Nokia shut down its Sanyo CDMA venture — essentially to enhance its bargaining power now that it’s negotiating with Qualcomm on WCDMA/UMTS royalty rate. It’s critical to Qualcomm, because CDMA in emerging markets is facing serious challenges as CDMA phones are much more expensive than GSM phones…

We lived in Dallas before. It’s short short on weather and scenary, but definitely more cost effective for businesses and for individuals. Also, it’s nice to always be able to get a direct flight no matter where you go…

And I’m pretty sure that average pay in SD is below other major cities for skilled professionals such as IT. Wireless is an exception because of Qualcomm.

I know that If I had a choice, I wouldn’t be here.