Comments on: Google asks court to void Lee's Microsoft pact

Search giant asks federal judge to make summary judgment and rule that Microsoft's employment contract violates California law.

[toaaron]

Google VS Microsoft

they fight on web searching,
they fight on emailing
they fight on instant-messaging

they even fight on the court!

their battlefield just can be anywhere!!!

http://aaron365.blogspot.com

[toaaron]

Google VS Microsoft

they fight on web searching,
they fight on emailing
they fight on instant-messaging

they even fight on the court!

their battlefield just can be anywhere!!!

http://aaron365.blogspot.com

[BrandonLive]

"Not a search expert" - then why do they want him?

Their attempt to move this to a California court by saying that Lee has moved there *after* his hiring by Google is pretty weak, I think. And they only reason I can see for doing that is that they know they'll lose under Washington law (where Lee lived when he signed the agreement).

[BrandonLive]

"Not a search expert" - then why do they want him?

Their attempt to move this to a California court by saying that Lee has moved there *after* his hiring by Google is pretty weak, I think. And they only reason I can see for doing that is that they know they'll lose under Washington law (where Lee lived when he signed the agreement).

[educateme]

Lee's Contract is too restrictive on the scope of his area

It is likely this will be thrown out of court once they get to the
part about how extensive Lee's contract is regarding the area
(geographically) that it covers. He was hired in WA, to work in
China, and is being lured away to work in CA, regarding China.
To prevent a man from working in a country with over 1.5 Billion
people beause the scope of his non-compete is China, is beyond
precedent. In desperation, MSFT wants to tie up Google with
some legal wrangling. This is what Gates has learned the hard
way....legal hassles will distract company focus, and chip away at
goodwill. The fact that there is a lawsuit is more about Gates
poker or "war" strategy to tie up google on the ropes for a bit, in
hopes they might stop Out-Innovating Microsoft, which is not
hard to do, even with one hand tied behind your back.

Bill Gates has experience in raiding other companies employees,
witness the Procter & Gamble-ization of all Microsoft
products.....bright colorful packaging, "New & Improved"
promises, bundled offerings, add-ons, upgrades; its apparent
where he gets his marketing ideas from.

Then look at where DOS came from, QDOS which Gates didn't
own at the time he offered it to IBM, thanks to his Momma's
connections via her sharing United Way board seats with IBM C-
Level members in talks for a PC OS. Then take a gander at the
story behind NT, at
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/
4494/4494.html
documenting NT as a hack from Digital that Gates also stole,
and reworked, bugs and all, into a product for the unknowing
corporate masses of guinea pig testers: MIS, CIO, and IT staff. I
hope Google stomps on Bill's toes in Court, and that Mr. Lee is
actually worth the trouble.

[educateme]

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/4494/4494.html

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/4494/4494.html

[educateme]

Lee's Contract is too restrictive on the scope of his area

It is likely this will be thrown out of court once they get to the
part about how extensive Lee's contract is regarding the area
(geographically) that it covers. He was hired in WA, to work in
China, and is being lured away to work in CA, regarding China.
To prevent a man from working in a country with over 1.5 Billion
people beause the scope of his non-compete is China, is beyond
precedent. In desperation, MSFT wants to tie up Google with
some legal wrangling. This is what Gates has learned the hard
way....legal hassles will distract company focus, and chip away at
goodwill. The fact that there is a lawsuit is more about Gates
poker or "war" strategy to tie up google on the ropes for a bit, in
hopes they might stop Out-Innovating Microsoft, which is not
hard to do, even with one hand tied behind your back.

Bill Gates has experience in raiding other companies employees,
witness the Procter & Gamble-ization of all Microsoft
products.....bright colorful packaging, "New & Improved"
promises, bundled offerings, add-ons, upgrades; its apparent
where he gets his marketing ideas from.

Then look at where DOS came from, QDOS which Gates didn't
own at the time he offered it to IBM, thanks to his Momma's
connections via her sharing United Way board seats with IBM C-
Level members in talks for a PC OS. Then take a gander at the
story behind NT, at
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/
4494/4494.html
documenting NT as a hack from Digital that Gates also stole,
and reworked, bugs and all, into a product for the unknowing
corporate masses of guinea pig testers: MIS, CIO, and IT staff. I
hope Google stomps on Bill's toes in Court, and that Mr. Lee is
actually worth the trouble.

[educateme]

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/4494/4494.html

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/4494/4494.html