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tesco
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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muchspl3
07-20-2005, 03:35 AM
THANKS FOR STEALING MY POST
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/t98945.html

tesco
07-20-2005, 03:46 AM
Want yours moved?

muchspl3
07-20-2005, 03:48 AM
no
just so you know I posted this already, just leave it and delete offtopic replies
ie; mine

Afronaut
07-20-2005, 05:14 AM
Well, whaddyaknow...

..I bet some lawyers gets fat with this one.

kartook
07-21-2005, 04:28 AM
well nice info

kumao
07-22-2005, 11:13 PM
Microsoft does not own Dr. Lee, so they cannot restrict his employment options.

加油! Dr. Lee 加油!

peat moss
07-23-2005, 12:07 AM
Microsoft does not own Dr. Lee, so they cannot restrict his employment options.

加油! Dr. Lee 加油!



If he signed an agreement oh yes they do . :lookaroun



I see he had a million dollar a year salary at MS poor guy EH ?



Update :


http://news.zdnet.com/Ex-Microsoft+employee+a+million-dollar+man/2100-3513_22-5807209.html?part=netscape-zdnet&tag=mynetscape&subj=technews



Microsoft blocked the hire.

Quote : The judge issued a temporary restraining order on the grounds that Microsoft may have well-founded angst about leaking trade secrets. Thus, Lee may not undertake any tasks at the search engine leader that parallel his prior duties at Bill Gates' software colossus.

Link: http://www.forbes.com/2005/07/29/google-microsoft-search-cx_gl_0729autofacescan01.html