Microsoft Corp. sued one of its former executives and Google Inc. Tuesday, the same day the Internet search engine company announced it had hired Kai-Fu Lee to head up its first research-and-development center in China.
In a complaint filed in King County Superior Court, Microsoft argued that by taking a job with a direct competitor, Lee broke a contract he signed when he joined Microsoft in 2000. Microsoft also accused Google of “intentionally assisting Lee.”
Google said Microsoft’s claims were without merit.
Microsoft sues Google
Microsoft Corp. sued one of its former executives and Google Inc. on Tuesday, the same day the Internet search engine company announced it had hired Kai-Fu Lee to head its first research and development center in China.
In a complaint filed in King County Superior Court, Microsoft argued that by taking a job with a direct competitor, Lee broke a contract he signed when he joined Microsoft in 2000. Microsoft also accused Google of “intentionally assisting Lee.”
Google said Microsoft’s claims were without merit.
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