The day Dr, Lee Kaifu left his position as vice president of Microsoft Research Asia, he knew immediately that he was going to face legal action. In July 2005, Microsoft filed a suit against Lee, accusing him of viola...The day Dr, Lee Kaifu left his position as vice president of Microsoft Research Asia, he knew immediately that he was going to face legal action. In July 2005, Microsoft filed a suit against Lee, accusing him of violating the non-compete agreement in his contract that specified he could not work for a competitor for a full year after leaving. Nonetheless, three month after leaving Microsoft, Lee officially started his new job at Google after a Washington judge ruled that he could work for the search engine company in areas excluding search or speech technology while the one-year non-compete clause remains in effect. The trial, starting January, will give a final ruling.展开更多
文摘The day Dr, Lee Kaifu left his position as vice president of Microsoft Research Asia, he knew immediately that he was going to face legal action. In July 2005, Microsoft filed a suit against Lee, accusing him of violating the non-compete agreement in his contract that specified he could not work for a competitor for a full year after leaving. Nonetheless, three month after leaving Microsoft, Lee officially started his new job at Google after a Washington judge ruled that he could work for the search engine company in areas excluding search or speech technology while the one-year non-compete clause remains in effect. The trial, starting January, will give a final ruling.