a) Mormons drink caffeine. I am a card-carrying Mormon, so if you argue this point with me your sources had better be pretty good.

b) Sure, companies pop up where they pop up, but for a city to become a hub for something, you need more than a couple of companies popping up. I wouldn't say Orem was exactly a tech hub in the 80s. You could argue the point better now, judging from the recent BuzzFeed article.