Microsoft vs. Google (Dr. Kai-Fu Lee)

That was on bloomberg.com and in meanwhile dissappeared from there. Actually it was not an article just as above, a kind of a headline.

 

Here's another article:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8BG7J581.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down&chan=tc

Things seem to be getting pretty heated.

"Google is trying to create an environment for innovators. Microsoft is focused on litigation and intimidation." -Nicole Wong, Google's associate general counsel

"Google is attempting to manufacture California residency for Dr. Lee in a poorly disguised effort to evade Washington law and renege on the agreement Dr. Lee made to Microsoft," -Drake McCredy, Microsoft spokeswoman

 

This battle of the "Searches" will go head to head..to the finish line
But i know this will benifit the all the users, for sure...

 

battle of the big boys round #1

 

tomecki, according to your article, Microsoft sues Google for hiring their resource engineer. Well, but Arnie says.. 'Google sues Microsoft' so I don't know whats on.. lol. But the Big boys are heated up for sure!

 

Thanks for the interesting article.

 

Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, the former Microsoft exec now heading Google China has Microsoft and Google in a catfight over him [I love catfights ].

Microsoft claim 'he has the Microsoft playbook on Google', having attended a meeting at M$ 'The Google Challenge' they don't want to let google snap him up.

Seems M$ may be using him as an example to other employees, Google is spouting that line, calling the court case intimidation of M$ employees not to go work for GOOG.

Bill Gates apparently met with Lee on July 15 and said: "Kai-Fu, Steve (Ballmer) is definitely going to sue you and Google over this. He has been looking for something like this, someone at a VP level to go to Google. We need to do this to stop Google."

SEW highlights that the latest is the judge has "issued a temporary restraining order today barring Dr. Kai-Fu Lee from performing his duties as the recently appointed head of Google China."

An interesting tussle... anyone else here like a restraining order placed on them to stop them working? I guess they have to keep paying you at the same time, sounds like a sweet deal to me.

At the end of the day... all I want out of this is a giggle over a comic, anyone know of a comic about this news story?

 

Google's blog states that the Judge has ruled in their favour and that Dr Lee can do what they originally wanted him to do.

 

Just posted in the MSN forum:

Google has been given legal clearance to hire a former Microsoft executive to head its Chinese research and development facility.

Microsoft had gone to court in the US to try to block the move, but a judge in Seattle has allowed Kai-Fu Lee to join Google with some limitations.

Ahead of a full trial next year, Mr Lee will not be able to recruit any former Microsoft colleagues.

Nor will he be able to work on projects he previously led at Microsoft.

Both sides claimed victory in what has been a bitter dispute between the two rival companies.

Continues.............

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4243744.stm

 

Nice article here.