[Snickering Hound]

Not good in a tech company, nerds are really good at getting on each other’s nerves.

Knew one that picked up the nickname ‘F7’ because he kept looking over coworkers shoulders and correcting and offering suggestions...

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Not good in a tech company, nerds are really good at getting on each other’s nerves.

Nevertheless, it's now the new "normal" in Silicon Valley. It's much harder to get any work done, but it makes management think they've found a way to magically encourage "collaboration" while saving money. I'd suspect that there's a direct correlation between this fad and an upward spike in the sales of noise-canceling headphones in the Valley.

[shotgun]

Maybe Apple chose that open concept because of the stench of anto-social nerd B.O. was too strong.