&quot;Google has signed Fiddler engineer Eric Lawrence to a lifetime deal in what one source familiar with the negotiations said is a fairly ordinary hiring.<p>“We are excited to add Eric to our lineup,” Masko Askov said.  “He is a talented player who we feel can make significant contributions to our Chrome team.”<p>A company spokesperson would not say how much Google paid.&quot;<p>(in all seriousness, congrats to Mr. Lawrence).