Most companies that jump ship for labor reasons fail to evaluate the overall operating costs of doing business abroad.

FORBES: Globalization

The CBI said in its most recent bi-annual survey (in July) of 188 London-based firms, that housing was the fourth "key weakness" after overall operating costs, transport and tax environment.

BBC: London rents 'deter' talented executives, says Vodafone

Boeing claims the 7E7 would cut fuel burn by 20 percent over current aircraft and save airlines 10 percent on overall operating costs, citing new, fuel-sipping engines and lightweight materials that will also cut maintenance costs.

CNN: Airlines warming to Boeing 7E7 jet

The company also presented data from a SNIA SSSI total cost of ownership (TCO) calculator showing that a high performance storage system using the 710 series SSDs would be considerably cheaper in terms of overall costs (including operating expenses) than a HDD array using high performance HDDs.

FORBES: New Technology and Investment Opportunities at the 2011 Intel Developers Forum