Google Loses Chrome OS Chief to Facebook

Posted 06/28/2010 at 3:00pm | by Pulkit Chandna

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“Now that Chrome OS & WebGL are in good shape, it's time for something new. I'm going to work @ Facebook! Love the product and team. Woot!” Matthew Papakipos, Google's director of engineering,  tweeted Monday. His departure adds to the growing list of Google employees stolen by Facebook. Papakipos is the man who created and led the Chrome OS and the Chrome GPU hardware projects.

The internet behemoth is counting on its bench strength to ensure that Papakipos' expertise are not missed during the few months leading up to the launch of its operating system. “Matt made great contributions to Google and Chrome OS, and we know he’ll do the same in his next endeavors. We wish him the best. We have a deep bench of talent and are very excited about the launch of Chrome OS devices later this year,” a Google spokesperson told TechCrunch.

Besides Papakipos, Facebook has made another addition to its star-studded team in the form of Jocelyn Goldfein, former VP and GM of VMware's desktop business unit.

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