http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
- Steve the fake]]>Jan 20th 2009 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
With the current economic downturn, he knows that the coupon-clipping index will be on the rise. Thus, he gets a job that's more secure--perhaps he even stands to benefit from it.]]>Jan 20th 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/

Who knows.]]>Jan 21st 2009 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
So if Steve has also been doing some work on the Google Ads side of things, then he'd be a good fit for the job.
]]>Jan 20th 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
Why?
I bet you've never worked as engineering director of something; especially when that something is one of the most important pieces of software around. Pressure and responsibility for that kind of work are very high and very demanding. It's only natural that, after working for a long period of time on such things, one is willing to lead a quieter life and a "change of pace".
Then again, maybe the money was too good to refuse.]]>Jan 20th 2009 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
He has an agreement with Google that he will not work on competing products for X number of years (where X is probably 1). In return, he gets a nice chunk of cash or stock to sit on his ass and do nothing for that period. Now, this guy is smarter than that. He circulated his resume' to non-competing companies, ones that would think it's a big deal to have a Google exec on board and are willing to pay big cash for it. He found one that is willing to pay up, and he's going to chill out there while his non-compete period expires, drawing double salary all the while. Once his term is up, it's bye bye coupons. He'll be going to a Google competitor with which he has already secured an employment agreement (my money is on Microsoft).]]>Jan 20th 2009 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
Well said. No idea if you're right, but that's a pretty legit analysis.]]>Jan 20th 2009 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/You could at least google it in advance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause#Enforceability_in_the_State_of_California]]>Jan 21st 2009 1:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 21st 2009 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
I think his e-mail would rather read:

"$0.65 worth of coupons coming to you, thank you."]]>Jan 20th 2009 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
apparently you're unaware that some people pronounce it (kyoo-pon). ew. it' sort of a soda/pop kind of deal. its soda, btw.]]>Jan 20th 2009 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
You are aware that English is a dynamic language, correct? It changes, you know. Besides the fact that there are different grammar rules for different places ("punctuation goes inside the quotation marks in the US," but "outside in the UK".), pronunciation is an entirely subjective thing. One person says "you", another says "yuh". Who cares? Poh-tay-to, poh-tah-to. in the end, it really does not matter. And you're a presumptuous ass if you think otherwise.

("Pop" for me, by the way. --> http://www.evl.uic.edu/aej/422/GIFs/total-county.gif )]]>Jan 20th 2009 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/It's also a French word so we say it slightly different to the French. By slightly I mean a 1% difference. If you can use a percentage. Which you probably can't]]>Jan 20th 2009 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
This is in Florida.]]>Jan 20th 2009 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
Yes, because we all know how you can judge differences in pronunciation based on percentages. That makes total sense...

If you're going to make a snarky comment about my intelligence, the least you can do is make sure that it makes sense and doesn't make you look like a complete tool. See, saying that I can't "do" percentages but then using a totally arbitrary number in an unrelated way kind of has the opposite effect. That is, it makes you look even less intelligent than before. ]]>Jan 21st 2009 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
Also, if I want something fizzy that won't get me drunk, it's a coke (no matter the brand or flavor), if I need to sneeze, get me a Kleenex (no matter who makes the tissue), if I need you to search for something, I'll tell you to google it (no matter what website you go to), but don't you dare try to Simonize my car!!!]]>Jan 21st 2009 2:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 21st 2009 4:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
Just kidding! That is odd though...Dig deeper Engadget!! =P]]>Jan 20th 2009 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
Follow the money!]]>Jan 20th 2009 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
:P]]>Jan 20th 2009 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/
Argh!]]>Jan 20th 2009 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/18/why-google-employees-quit/), I am not surprised that someone is leaving the job but it is still hard to believe that coupons.com would be doing something equally intellectually challenging as Google.]]>Jan 20th 2009 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/googles-android-engineering-director-leaves-for-coupons-inc/Jan 20th 2009 11:56PM