Google's Canadian Plans
After buying a small start-up, Reqwireless Inc., last year in Waterloo, Ont., Google's senior v.p. of business operations, Shona Brown (a Canadian), says the company plans to create a R&D facility in the region with as many as 200 people. While it's nowhere near the $1-billion investment that Google is making in India, it's encouraging to at least see Canada on Google's strategic radar. Then again, the company is growing so aggressively, it would be a shocker if Google isn't hiring in every major market that features some R&D expertise. Now, if Google really wanted to make a Canadian splash, maybe it should buy Research in Motion to hammer home its wireless plans. How's that for an outlandish idea for a Friday a.m.?
