Microsoft sues over Google hire
Ina Fried writes in C|Net News:
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 with several notable employees having left the software giant for Google in recent months.
Earlier Tuesday, Google announced Lee's hiring and its plans to open a China research and development center this quarter.
posted by Fergie @ 7/19/2005 01:08:00 PM
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