Buderi, Robert, 1954-

Guanxi : (the art of relationships) : Microsoft, China, and Bill Gates' plan to win the road ahead / Microsoft, China, and Bill Gates' plan to win the road ahead Robert Buderi & Gregory T. Huang. - London : Arrow Books, 2007. - 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 20 cm

Includes index

Beast from the East (November 8-11, 2004)
The Bell Labs of China (Fall 1997-November 1998)
From Beijing to Bill G. (November 1998- October 1999)
Microsoft's Chinese heart (November 1999-August 2000)
Ya-Qin Dynasty (August 2000-July 2001)
The Great Wall and other Microsoft creations (October 2001-January 2004)
Microsoft made in China (November 2002-November 2004)
The curious inventions of Jian Wang (September 1999-June 2005)
Search war (March 2003-March 2005)
The further adventures of one-handed Jordan and Mr. Magneto (March-May 2005)
Battle over Kai-Fu Lee (August 2000-September 2005)
How to make it in China (Summer and Fall 2005)

Tells the story of the juggernaut research lab that underpins Microsoft's relationship with China. This work moves between Beijing and the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA, and follows the lab's emergence as a centre of excellence for Chinese computer science. It also explores the ramifications of China's technological progress.

0099502860 (pbk.) 9780099502869 (pbk.)

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013577957 Uk


Microsoft Corporation.
Microsoft Corporation --Administración
Microsoft Research Asia --Administración


Computer software industry--United States.
Industrias de programas para computadoras --Administración --Estados Unidos
Industria de los computadores

HD 9696.63 / B927g 2007

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