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Seattle is home to some of the biggest names in tech, including Amazon and Microsoft.
The vibrant and laid back seaport town is also the location of a series of new start-up firms including the comical website icanhas.cheezburger.
So what makes it attractive to tech firms and does it have enough entrepreneurial spirit?
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