Zhang graduated from China university, lee dig the program was unsuccessful, two people in Microsoft Microsoft path identical.
Just the day before yesterday at China, li kaifu zhang then “hunting to”. Microsoft yesterday announced that sent the global vice President presided over the development in China zhang–responsible for Microsoft in China research and product development, promote the overall layout of Microsoft China research and development strategy.
Microsoft to appoint a long prepared, and zhang in two months after a board to. Zhang and was appointed vice President of Microsoft China, and Microsoft chairman and CEO Chen yongzheng Chinese joint leadership Microsoft China.
In fact, Microsoft Office 2010 “will” zhang to China one of the main purposes, is from Microsoft to Google China fight the President li kaifu when. Kai-fu lee recently in and Microsoft non-compete lawsuit, allowed for Google China can be the advertisement. Eve lee has high-key appear on, claimed to vigorously promote Google China development process.
And zhang is the best person for Microsoft against kai-fu lee. Bill Gates that the appointment evaluation, “he is in the implementation of China’s unity of our research and development strategy, the best person will further our innovation.”
From the management experience, in the Microsoft see zhang development path and similar, li kaifu’s first rule Microsoft China research institute, let’s chief scientist, then promoted to vice President. Two people are famous scientists in China, university student group is in power.
In the research background, Microsoft is responsible for mobile communications in zhang and embedded system equipment department, status and kai-fu lee quite. The 39-year-old zhang has “genius engineer expensive, he is 12 years old was admitted to the China science and technology university program was unsuccessful, only 31 is the United States institute of electrical and electronics engineering, break the association in one hundred one of history’s most young academicians record.
“He is Microsoft’s proud.” Once worked with zhang big President TangJun comments on him not stingy. In addition, a LiErRen each other, kai-fu lee once personally know too much from the other company zhang dig Microsoft, do myself in China research institute’s successor.
“I’m very excited.” In the United States at zhang with the daily economic news overseas telephone interviews that will come to China, which the major research institutions, the fusion of China will not have like Microsoft “seven and three” type the overall structure of restructuring, still will be in accordance with the rapid development in a gradual way.
The problem with Google about against zhang, no answer directly, he just said, “innovation” is the Microsoft kill recruit. And Google in China under the leadership of the li kaifu, lifted up the flag of “innovation”, the two sides will launch in technology innovation positive matchups.
Google in recent half a month even push three Chinese service, in the face of run more and more quick Google China, zhang said they would be a commitment to research and development, accelerate product innovation. But not focus on the Internet, but need to care for three aspects: one is the foundation platform, including Windows series software; 2 it is digital life; Three is digital work areas. In addition, promote the relationship between government and schools are emphasized.
At present, China has become Microsoft in outside the United States business with the r&d input layout, one of the largest countries in China, is engaged in the research and product development of Microsoft staff of nearly 800 people, hundreds of millions of dollars each year is being spent. Like to read science fiction novels and the chess, and zhang of the massive will research organization, in China’s “killed” is setting up the competition.