Google’s titanic man in northern Europe speaks in glowing terms of London as a base – which might get things awkward at his select committee hearingHere’s Matt Brittin,Google’s boss in northern Europe, speaking in 2012: “Google set up in London 11 years ago now and it was a natural choice. It is such a cosmopolitan international city and there is a huge array of talent you can access – and thats the most significant thing for Google when building its teams outside the US.“Also, and the UK is the No 1 internet economy in the world. We spend more money buying things online in this country than anywhere else on a per head basis. So actually it has been a powerful place for us. We’ve been so successful in the UK that we want to try to give something back."Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com