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07-20-2005, 03:26 AM
Microsoft opened a lawsuit Tuesday against Google and a former Microsoft executive that the search giant had hired to run its China operations.
The suit was filed in a Washington state court against Google and Kai-Fu Lee, former corporate vice president of Microsoft's Interactive Services Division. "Today Microsoft filed a lawsuit against a former executive and Google regarding breach of Microsoft's employee confidentiality and non-compete agreement," Microsoft spokeswoman Stacy Drake said in an e-mail. "We are asking the court to require Dr. Lee and Google to honor the confidentiality and non-competition agreements he signed when he began working for Microsoft."
Google has emerged as a top rival for Microsoft (http://news.com.com/Microsoft%2C+Google+may+go+head-to-head/2009-1032_3-1020641.html?tag=nl), and several notable employees have left the software giant for Google in recent months. The company is seen as an aggressive rival to Microsoft in areas including desktop search (http://news.com.com/Microsoft+opens+desktop+search/2100-1012_3-5769997.html?tag=nl) and e-mail (http://news.com.com/Clues+may+point+to+Google+browser/2100-1032_3-5379625.html?tag=nl), and the fact that its services work well with any operating system. Earlier Tuesday, Google announced Lee's hiring and its plans to open a China research and development center this quarter.
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The suit was filed in a Washington state court against Google and Kai-Fu Lee, former corporate vice president of Microsoft's Interactive Services Division. "Today Microsoft filed a lawsuit against a former executive and Google regarding breach of Microsoft's employee confidentiality and non-compete agreement," Microsoft spokeswoman Stacy Drake said in an e-mail. "We are asking the court to require Dr. Lee and Google to honor the confidentiality and non-competition agreements he signed when he began working for Microsoft."
Google has emerged as a top rival for Microsoft (http://news.com.com/Microsoft%2C+Google+may+go+head-to-head/2009-1032_3-1020641.html?tag=nl), and several notable employees have left the software giant for Google in recent months. The company is seen as an aggressive rival to Microsoft in areas including desktop search (http://news.com.com/Microsoft+opens+desktop+search/2100-1012_3-5769997.html?tag=nl) and e-mail (http://news.com.com/Clues+may+point+to+Google+browser/2100-1032_3-5379625.html?tag=nl), and the fact that its services work well with any operating system. Earlier Tuesday, Google announced Lee's hiring and its plans to open a China research and development center this quarter.
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