Archive for July 19th, 2005

July 19

Microsoft Sues Google Over Hiring

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Microsoft filed a lawsuit against Google today asserting that Google hired away a Microsoft executive in violation of a clause in the executive’s contract.
Kai-Fu Lee, who worked at Microsoft since 1998, was hired to lead Google’s China operations.
Tom Burt, deputy general counsel for Microsoft, said Dr. Lee had knowledge of trade secrets pertaining to Microsoft’s […]