Borland brain drain continues, best minds go to Microsoft
eWeek | at | by Mike
Borland is losing two top engineers to Microsoft in a brain drain reminiscent of a period several years ago when Borland sued Microsoft for such practices.
The Scotts Valley, Calif., company is losing Chief Technology Officer Blake Stone as of Feb. 6, according to sources. Stone is traveling to Microsoft to pursue "an offer he could not refuse," they said.
The other engineer, Chuck Jazdzewski, formerly chief scientist and architect of Borland's Delphi technology, left the company last month and is said to be joining Microsoft's Avalon team. Avalon is the presentation layer of Microsoft's upcoming "Longhorn" operating system, which is expected in 2005 or 2006.