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Alex Russell works for Microsoft, as a PM on Edge. He did used to be at Google, until 2021.
by jefftk 4y ago
Alex Russell works for Microsoft, as a PM on Edge.
He did used to be at Google, until 2021.
- ocdtrekkie 4y agoI mean, I have a conspiracy theory that the new Edge was a coup to destroy Microsoft's web platform from within by "former" Google employees hired by Microsoft that I could spin you. But Alex is just very much promoting the concept that Chromium be the sole standard implementation for the web.
- jefftk 4y agoI'd believe that Alex still has a very Google-like view of the web, but not that he's secretly still compensated by Google
- ocdtrekkie 4y agoI don't disagree. Which is why I labeled it a conspiracy theory. ;) But I totally wouldn't be shocked to see it in a tell-all someday either.
- goodSteveramos 4y agoYou dont seem to understand how corruption works. Quid pro quo is hilariously easy to avoid doing. If he’s been told to do this by google, then in 5 years he will be back at google with a big fat signing bonus as compensation for sabotaging Microsoft. This seems unlikely tho. He just likes google and promotes it because he is “bought in”.
- esprehn 4y agoYou have the history backwards. MS decided to switch to Chromium long before Chrome team googlers went over there.