That person exists and he works for Microsoft, he is Qi Lu. He took on Google in many fronts in a short amount of time: technology, product, infrastructure, and

That person exists and he works for Microsoft, he is Qi Lu. He took on Google in many fronts in a short amount of time: technology, product, infrastructure, and people. Was it the right thing for Microsoft to do? Who knows, but he successfully executed on a project that most reasonable people (myself included) considered almost completely impossible -- which happens to be exactly what people expect out of companies like Microsoft.