I have a one-word response to the latest, greatest innovation coming out of Silicon Valley as described in “Valley firms going remote” (Page A1, April 9): Duh! Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard could have told you that 50 years ago.
Those two leaders, the real innovators, foresaw what we have become — a traffic-snarled, water-starved region begging for relief. HP’s expansion into areas where employees want to live, including Boise, Idaho; Corvallis, Oregon; Spokane, Washington; Loveland, Colorado; etc. was just one element that added to the extraordinary loyalty the company enjoyed.
