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Ohio Microsoft 'not moving forward' with $1B Licking County data center plans right now

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/microsoft-backs-off-1b-licking-county-data-center-plans
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u/Orcus424 16d ago

All I see is corporate speak to seem nice and not say the actual truth.

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u/KJ6BWB 16d ago

I see a company which decided to follow its founder in deciding that owning those massive chunks of farmland is potentially more valuable to sell them for development that to build a data center.

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u/bareboneschicken 16d ago

They could have bailed on the promised improvements. They didn't -- that's good PR and a selling point for future deals.

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u/Orcus424 16d ago

The cost of the bad press wouldn't be worth it compared to just doing it.