Google blogs in Mandarin about Microsoft lawsuit

Iria · Sep 15, 2005, 01:11 AM

Google may not be doing much to convince the American public of its innocence in the lawsuit Microsoft filed over a former executive it hired to work in China, but it is appealing to the Chinese. Google launched a blog in Mandarin this week that presents its side of the case.

Microsoft has sued Google and former employee Kai-Fu Lee, alleging that his hiring by Google to launch a development center in China violates a noncompete agreement Lee signed with Microsoft. A judge on Tuesday ruled that until the case is decided at trial, Lee can only recruit for Google and talk to government officials about getting Google a license to operate there. He cannot set budgets or salaries, decide what research Google will do in China, work on computer search or speech recognition technologies, or use any confidential Microsoft information, the order said.

The Google blog defends Lee's character and accuses Microsoft of trying to scare its employees from leaving to join Google.

"Microsoft, by suing Google and Dr. Lee, is warning other employees who might be thinking of leaving the company," Anna Huang, deputy director of Google's legal department, wrote in the blog. "In fact, this is a short-sighted measure and will inevitably fail. Employees will eventually go to the best companies."
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Sep 15, 2005, 01:11 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Google blogs in Mandarin about Microsoft lawsuit Google may not be doing much to convince the American public of its innocence in the lawsuit Microsoft filed over a former executive it hired to work in China, but it is appealing to the Chinese. Google launched a blog in Mandarin this week that presents its side of the case. Microsoft has sued Google and former employee Kai-Fu Lee, alleging that his hiring by Google to launch a development center in China violates a noncompete agreement Lee signed with Microsoft. A judge on Tuesday ruled that until the case is decided at trial, Lee can only recruit for Google and talk to government officials about getting Google a license to operate there. He cannot set budgets or salaries, decide what research Google will do in China, work on computer search or speech recognition technologies, or use any confidential Microsoft information, the order said. The Google blog defends Lee's character and accuses Microsoft of trying to scare its employees from leaving to join Google. "Microsoft, by suing Google and Dr. Lee, is warning other employees who might be thinking of leaving the company," Anna Huang, deputy director of Google's legal department, wrote in the blog. "In fact, this is a short-sighted measure and will inevitably fail. Employees will eventually go to the best companies." __________ Read More / Source: Google Blog (News.com)