Courtroom showdown for Microsoft and Google from News.com covers the opening arguments in this week's court fight over whether Google China chief Kai-Fu Lee violated a non-compete clause by going over to Microsoft.
Kai-Fu Lee continuing, with Google asking that a non-compete clause the former Microsoft employee had be voided. Today's search podcast covers SEO Book's Aaron Wall deciding to fight allegations he revealed trade secrets of SEO firm Traffic Power...
In court papers filed Friday, Google argued that "this motion for summary judgment is made on the grounds that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact" and that the noncompete clause of Microsoft's employment contract violates California...
Whether it will be able to work a miracle in getting Lee free of his non-compete clause with Kai Fu Lee: I need to follow my heart from ZDNet is a continuation of the Microsoft-Google fight over Kai Fu Lee, the in limbo head of Google China.
It also notes that Lee, the new president of Google China, says he wasn't involved in search research at Microsoft, which is why he apparently didn't feel the existing battle over a non-compete clause would emerge.
In its suit, Mountain View-based Google contends the clause violates California laws giving workers the right to change jobs. Lee was breaching the Microsoft employee confidentiality and non-compete agreements by joining Google before the...
