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February 20, 2008 A main driver of the takeover bid is the desire for "great engineers," says Microsoft's chairman. Plus: Windows 7 and other future tech. TAGS: Bill Gates, Yahoo! Inc., engineer, engineering, portal, Windows 7, vision, combination, chairman, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., work, Microsoft Windows

May 16, 2007 It's unrealistic for Microsoft to expect open-source groups to actively seek out patent infringements, experts say. TAGS: patent, infringement, engineer, Linux kernel, intellectual property, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., open source, Linux

September 30, 2005 update Court complaint argues that Yahoo "gutted" the R&D department at Nuance Communications. TAGS: Nuance Communications Inc., Yahoo! Inc., engineer, R&D, Santa Clara, complaint, California, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

July 28, 2005 Developers need to venture beyond the lowest common denominator, says Google Maps' lead engineer. TAGS: Google Maps, Vector Markup Language, Sydney, Web application, Google Inc., engineer, Google Earth, Web browser, Firefox, project, PNG, Microsoft Corp.

April 25, 2006 Known as much for his wit as his business acumen, Sun's outgoing CEO backed his engineers until it hurt. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., engineer, Jonathan Schwartz, Silicon Valley, dot-com, CEO, face, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system

December 14, 2005 Concerns remain over outsourcing and guest workers, but hiring prospects have improved for skilled workers. TAGS: hiring, talent, worker, women, H-1B, engineer, computer science, recruiting, workplace, Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., battle, agreement, president, China, information technology

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