The rumors were true: Microsoft has hired absent from Yahoo Sean Suchter, Vice President of Yahoo;s Search Technologies.Microsoft issued on November twenty the following statement, attributable to Satya Nadella, the Senior Vice President of Search,
Windows 7 Key, Portal and Marketing:“We are highly pleased to verify that Sean Suchter will be joining Microsoft since the GM (General Supervisor) of our Silicon Valley Search Technologies Middle, functioning on Live Search. Sean will report into Harry Shum when he begins operate on December 22. We search forward to welcoming him to Microsoft at that time.”As All Issues D;s Kara Swisher blogged previously this week,
Office 2007, Suchter was an necessary contributor to Yahoo;s search energy. Suchter described his profession on LinkedIn,
Office 2010 Activation, Swisher noted:“I run Yahoo’s Internet lookup engine, with overall duty for its success. This includes engineering, item obligation,
Office 2010 Professional, operational stability,
Office Enterprise 2007, outcomes quality, capex investing and income (through the paid inclusion program).”Hmm. Maybe Microsoft doesn;t need to get Yahoo;s lookup company, soon after all… in particular not if it ends up hiring away more of Yahoo;s remaining search talent.