Microsoft v. Google
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Google Wins Early Battle Vs. Microsoft
9/13/2005
The judge in the case of Microsoft v. Google has ruled that Kai-Fu Lee can begin working for Google, even as the case slowly works its way through the court system. The Google blog is “thrilled” to announce it.
Lucovsky Declares Ballmer’s “F-ing Google” Statement
9/3/2005
John Battelle got passed a legal document from the ongoing Microsoft v. Google case in which MS defector Mark Lucovsky details a Steve Ballmer tirade against the search company.
Google Hires Top Lawyer
8/26/2005
Todd Bishop reports that Google has hired for its case against Microsoft the man who was named two years ago the number one lawyer in San Francisco.
Microsoft Raids Recycle Bin For Google Case
8/12/2005
Neowin notes some court papers that state some evidence in the case of Microsoft v. Google was found in Dr. Kai-Fu Lee’s Windows Recycle Bin.
Microsoft Looks To Move Google Case To Federal Court
8/10/2005
Microsoft has motioned to move its legal battle with Google into federal court, in an effort to defuse one of Google’s strongest legal arguments.
Key Documents Released In Microsoft-Google Court Case
8/3/2005
Microsoft has released some key documents in its lawsuit against Google, designed to show that Dr. Kai-Fu Lee had knowledge of Microsoft plans that directly compete with Google.
Google/Yahoo Brain Drain
8/1/2005
Well, everyone’s pointing to this, so I might as well. BusinessWeek writes about whether Google and Yahoo are stealing all the good employees. Microsoft certainly seems to think so. Some good morning reading.
Microsoft Obtains Court Order Blocking Google’s Lee
7/29/2005
Microsoft has picked up the first (and necessary) victory in its attck on Google’s hire of Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, getting a court order preventing Lee for doing any work similar to his Microsoft job.
Disputed Google Executive Hard At Work
7/27/2005
Todd Bishop reports that Kai-Fu Lee, the Microsoft exec who jumped ship to a major position at Google China, is already settling in to his new role at the search company. This despite the fact that Microsoft is suing Google and Lee, citing a non-compete clause and confidential trade secrets Lee has.
Google seeks to stop Microsoft from suing new hire
7/22/2005
Google on Thursday asked a California judge to invalidate a noncompete agreement central to Microsoft’s lawsuit against a former vice president hired to head Google’s new research center in China.
Google Goes Latin, and aims for the world
7/21/2005
Sergey confirms Google will open a product research and development center in China, and has hired respected computer scientist and industry pioneer, Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, to lead the operation and serve as President of the company’s growing Chinese operations.
Microsoft Sues Google Over Chinese Hire
7/19/2005
Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Google and Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, claiming that Lee broke his contract with the Windows giant by jumping ship to the search giant.
Google Opening Chinese R&D Center
7/19/2005
Google announced today that it is opening a research and development center in China, to be headed by former Microsoft corporate vice president Dr. Kai-Fu Lee.
