When we interviewed him at Google, where he now works, he told us that software patents posed a real threat to innovation.

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"We interviewed him over the weekend, " said Deputy District Attorney Brian Kelberg.

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Now, Sasa gave us the same consistent message when we interviewed him a while back, and he might actually have a point.

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When we interviewed him, expansionary CEO Kenichi Watanabe said he was looking for his move on Lehman to lead to a big bonus check.

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He is spurred on by the knowledge that two of the men we interviewed with him in the factory, just 12 months ago, have already made it to northern Europe.

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