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Can anyone tell the inside story? Did he not like it at Google? What is it that Dropbox offered to lure him?
by znowi 14y ago
Can anyone tell the inside story? Did he not like it at Google? What is it that Dropbox offered to lure him?
- sliverstorm 14y agoWhat is it that Dropbox offered to lure him? Well, isn't Dropbox written in Python...?
- znowi 14y agoA lot of things written in Python. It's hardly an incentive enough to pluck someone from Google.
- sliverstorm 14y agoSure, I'm not suggesting that was the only factor. Only that, I bet it played a part in tipping the scales? :) Also, while there are plenty of shops using Python, Dropbox is certainly one of the ones seeing an appreciable amount of success, no?
- apetresc 14y agoHe worked with Python on the App Engine team as well.
- progn 14y agoI'm sick of Google being hailed as a magical place you'd have to be crazy to leave. Look: Google sucks. All technology companies suck, albeit in different ways. It's possible for a talented, rational person to hate working at Google, and I don't care for all the Googlers on HN saying otherwise.
- takluyver 14y agoHis Google+ post says they're "parting as the best of friends", so it doesn't sound like he's unhappy with Google. Maybe he just feels like a change?
- wyclif 14y agoCash. Lots of cash.
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