I wasn’t sure which category to put this under. It fits well in the Opera section, but since it is about Google’s new hire, I guess I’ll put it there..
Google has been known for hiring employees away from some pretty good companies. Mozilla, Microsoft, Altavista, and now even Opera Software. Yes, Opera Software has lost one of their developers, Ian Hickson, to Google.
I first saw the news posted in the Opera forums, where it was thought to be a rumor, but a quick trip to Ian’s blog shows that it is true. The last line of the 10.04.2005 entry reads, “Oh and today I started my new job at Google”.
Hopefully this means good news for the Opera-Google relationship. Guess we just have to wait and see how this pans out in time.