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Re:Reflecting on 18 Years at Google by dreamcompiler on Thursday November 23, 2023 @12:04PM (#38394876)
> So basically google had a shed where they hoarded talented people, to prevent competition?

That's a succinct description of why Microsoft Research was created.

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Re:Reflecting on 18 Years at Google by pjmlp on Saturday November 25, 2023 @08:05AM (#38413236)
Bill Gates explicitly said in an interview that rather keep people busy than losing them to the competition.
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