I also have to wonder if Google moves a little faster when high-profile Microsoft employees are involved I would imagine that they move quickly when high-profi

I also have to wonder if Google moves a little faster when high-profile Microsoft employees are involved I would imagine that they move quickly when high-profile employees of any (tech) company are involved, not just Microsoft. Being a big competitor to Google pretty much by-definition means that they will have a few high-profile people who leave regularly. I'm sure the same pattern is true of Google picking up ex-Yahoo employees.