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Microsoft holds all the cards in a potential deal to open an innovation center in Southeast D.C. as experts say the tech giant likely won’t make its decision based on any perks the city throws its way. The company will locate its 91st such collaborative research facility — and the first in the United States — based on what’s good for the lucrative company’s business, experts said.
“I think Microsoft would be reluctant to accept any sweeteners,” said Jim Dinegar, president of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, which helps woo businesses to the region. “If they need to be there in terms of an innovation center, it would be because it’s good for Microsoft and good for visibility. … They’d be hard-pressed to find any need to negotiate a deal.”
