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Ballmer’s email to the troops on Microsoft’s Qi Lu hire
venturebeat.com - 12/5/2008
Ballmer’s email to the troops on Microsoft’s Qi Lu hire
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Microsoft has hired Qi Lu, a former executive with Yahoo, as the new president of its Online Services Group. What does that mean? Lu will be in charge of search and online advertising for the software giant — the two fields which it desperately wants to compete in with Google. Earlier ...
Microsoft Appoints Dr. Qi Lu to Run Online Services Group: Yahoo! veteran to oversee Internet offerings for consumers, advertisers and publishers.
microsoft.com - 12/4/2008
Microsoft Appoints Dr. Qi Lu to Run Online Services Group: Yahoo! veteran to oversee Internet ...
— microsoft.com — Yahoo! veteran to oversee Internet offerings for consumers, advertisers and publishers. REDMOND, Wash. — Dec. 4, 2008... — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Dr. Qi Lu will join the company as president of the Online Services Group. Dr. Lu will lead ... (more) Microsoft Appoints Dr. Qi Lu to Run Online Services ...

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Former Yahoo Tech Star Qi Lu Likely To Be Named Microsoft’s Digital Head By Next Week
kara.allthingsd.com - 12/4/2008
Former Yahoo Tech Star Qi Lu Likely To Be Named Microsoft’s Digital Head By Next Week
— kara.allthingsd.com — Former Yahoo tech star Qi Lu (pictured here) is poised to take on the big job of... being Microsoft’s top digital executive, according to several sources inside and outside the company. The appointment could be announced by Microsoft as ... (more) Former Yahoo Tech Star Qi Lu Likely To Be Named ...

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Ballmer: Yahoo Deal <break/> Better If Done Soon
online.wsj.com - 12/5/2008
Ballmer: Yahoo Deal <break/> Better If Done Soon
— online.wsj.com — NICK WINGFIELD After a nearly five month search, Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it has found a... new executive to lead its charge against Google Inc. in the online search and advertising business: Qi Lu, a technologist who was previously a top ... (more) Ballmer: Yahoo Deal <break/> Better If Done Soon

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The Microsoft Blog:  E-mail: Ballmer on Lu's hiring

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E-mail: Ballmer on Lu's hiring
The Microsoft Blog — ... world-class business in online advertising that provides a solid foundation for future growth. I have great respect for the important contributions Brian has made to Microsoft, and I wish him the very best in the future. On Monday at 4 p.m. Pacific Time, Qi will join me at Café RedWest for an Employee Town Hall. I encourage you to attend or to watch the webcast. If you have questions for Qi or me, please send them in advance to and we'll try to answer as many as possible. Steve (Via VentureBeat and ...

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