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Microsoft going after Yahoo Engineers

Microsoft going after Yahoo Engineers

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News.com writes that Bill Gates, Microsoft's Chairman, really wants Yahoo for its engineers. This begs one question, why not poach them, the traditional way, rather than buying a company for $40 billion. In an interview given at Stanford University, Gates acknowledged indirectly that Microsoft has so much catching up to do on Google that it can't do it organically and has to resort to buying another company. Of course, the top talents could be lured away from...



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