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Microsoft Sues Google For Hiring MS Exec

Posted by timothy on from the promises-promises dept.

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."

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  1. And in other news, cows moo. by Aeron65432 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Intentionally assisting him? As in, giving him a job?

    1. Re:And in other news, cows moo. by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

      Intentionally assisting him? As in, giving him a job?

      Who knows, maybe they provided the guy with a ladder to climb the electrified barb-wired fence surrounding the Microsoft compound, and passed packets full of poisoned bits of meat to neutralize the guard dogs, so that he could escape.

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  2. This makes M$ seem by Jambon · · Score: 4, Funny

    like a jealous girlfriend. "Hey! You just left me! You can't go running of with other women so soon! Noooooooooooo!"

  3. $64,000 question! by Sanity · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder who Slashdot is going to back in this legal battle?!

  4. Re:Um.. dude's gotta fuckin work. by thundercatslair · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  5. Re:Maybe try reading your contract next time, Lee by Monoman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can MS prove they really compete with Google? ;-)

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  6. Re:Lawsuit on Google? by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google are there to help everyone.
    I bet this guys' first action was to google for a lawyer.

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  7. Re:It just goes to show.. by ricewind · · Score: 5, Funny
    If they're completely inflexible do you really want to work for Hugenormous Pan-galactic Deathcorp Inc.?
    Hell yes! Imagine how impressive your business card would be.