Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, Intel – why are so many tech companies drawn to Munich of all places? This has something to do with politics, with the universities – and with a completely different factor.
First go to the music room and play a little on the piano? Or would you rather go to the fitness room? Doesn’t hurt for those who sit a lot. The employees at Google’s Munich development center have a choice when they don’t have an important meeting coming up. This takes place in rooms that not only have a name like “Marienplatz”, but also look like the S-Bahn and subway station of the same name. 1,800 people now work for Google in Munich in the extremely extensively renovated building on the – be careful, that’s really what it’s called: Hacker Bridge.