Slashdot Mirror
Microsoft Sues Google For Hiring MS Exec
bonch writes "So it begins...Microsoft is suing Google for wooing away a top executive to work in a China research lab. Microsoft is accusing Kai-Fu Lee of breaking his contract by taking a job within a year of leaving Microsoft, and accused Google of 'intentionally assisting Lee.' Google describes the claims as 'completely without merit' and vows to defend against them."
Your capitalistic "contracts" have no purpose in the glorious workers paradise of China.
Intentionally assisting him? As in, giving him a job?
like a jealous girlfriend. "Hey! You just left me! You can't go running of with other women so soon! Noooooooooooo!"
I wonder who Slashdot is going to back in this legal battle?!
Yes, If I was making contracts I would put the dumbest shit in it. I would do my best to make sure they don't read it either.
Is it just me or does the concept of two megacorporations battling it out remind you of when you used to argue with your friends over "Who would win a fight? Superman or Batman?"
(Of course many of us true geeks know the answer to that one)
Can MS prove they really compete with Google? ;-)
Keep the Classic Slashdot.
If they're completely inflexible do you really want to work for Hugenormous Pan-galactic Deathcorp Inc.?
Can I at least have a few Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters first?
Google are there to help everyone.
I bet this guys' first action was to google for a lawyer.
liqbase
Maybe he should have read his contract
He tried to find the relevant clauses but MSN Search only found unrelated NDAs for "public" Microsoft protocols.
My spoon is too big.
In this case it's because he wrote 'an hilarious'.
Its a mixed result for Microsoft in the end. Sure, they get there way with stupid arguments, but they burn in hell later on.
Scott Simontis
This could be just explained in this way.
Headlines in papers don't use punctuation. Neither does the YRO.. where correctly it would be "Your Rights, Online" Where "Your Rights" are being discussed "Online".
Good grief! Stop over-analyzing things and get to the story!
Yeah, me too. Doing something like this is chickenshit in my opinion...no matter who. Legal for sure, but mainly just a jab at the guy that's leaving...a final "fuck you" if you will.
"Leo Fender was in a 'state of grace' when he designed the Stratocaster." -- Paul Reed Smith
Never had this problem. Every time I leave a job I go into the bosses office and do a brain dump all over his desk. Usually I leave dumber than when I came.
At least we can be sure that future top executives will have no tusks so incidents like this will never happen!
Where can I get these kitten burgers of which you speak? And do they have puppy fries?
Of course I can't, I would be dead! :-)