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Ex-Microsoft Exec Barred From Google Job

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the don't-come-around-here-no-more dept.

DaHat writes "Following up on last weeks report that Microsoft filed suit against Google for the hiring of former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee, today Superior Court Judge Steven Gonzalez granted a temporary restraining order barring Lee from violating his noncompete agreement by performing the work that he was hired for by Google."

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  1. Re:These laws... by nwbvt · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    What laws? Laws allowing two parties to enter in a contract? There is no law prohibiting one company from hiring a former employee from another company, he signed a contract saying he wouldn't do that. Do you not understand the difference between the two?

    I'd say RTFA but this is something thats generally common knowledge. Were you in such a hurry to get your post at the top of the page that you forgot to think?

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  2. The real question... by SvnLyrBrto · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ... is why in the name of Cuthulu would Google ever so much as CONSIDER hiring one of gates' minions in the first place?

    After all, you could never trust him to do anything more sensitive than taking out the trash. And even in that job, he could still pull off various nefarious deeds; either sabotaging Google itself, or simple feeding intelligence back to his true master. And the thought of Google entrusting one of those SOBs to their code or operations or corporate strategy is just spine-chilling.

    To hell with Kai-Fu Lee. Google just dodged a bullet here.

    cya,
    john

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  3. Re:These laws... by heatdeath · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Non-compete? No, it denies the freedom of place of work.

    You're an idiot. There is no such thing as "freedom of place of work". Should I be allowed any job I want? Where do you work? I want your job. If you don't give me your job, you're denying my freedom of place to work.

    He signed a non-compete clause. He should follow through with it.

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