Microsoft better get used to it. Employees will be leaving in droves.
DonnieBoy | 07/19/05
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They can leave all they want
Loverock Davidson | 07/19/05
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Microsoft should just try to compete instead of crying about one employee
DonnieBoy | 07/19/05
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They do compete
Loverock Davidson | 07/19/05
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Microsoft, trade secrets?? Are you serious??
DonnieBoy | 07/19/05
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he is serious
stormdoor | 07/20/05
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If you work for MS...
John L. Ries | 07/19/05
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Tricky indeed
Loverock Davidson | 07/19/05
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Good reason not to work for MS (NT)
John L. Ries | 07/19/05
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There are time limits on those non compete contracts
osreinstall | 07/19/05
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Most I've seen are 2 and 3 years
voska | 07/20/05
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That is for the average worker
osreinstall | 07/20/05
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That's the tricky part
voska | 07/19/05
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Not down here Voska
osreinstall | 07/19/05
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Actually it depends on where
voska | 07/20/05
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Listen Microfanboy...
Colonel_Panic | 07/19/05
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infantile comments....
critique | 07/20/05
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Bah! I don't like google either...
Colonel_Panic | 07/20/05
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DonnieBoy, are you clueless...
John Zern | 07/19/05
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Most non-compete agreements are NOT enforcable. Only to scare employees.
DonnieBoy | 07/19/05
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what planet do you live on?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/19/05
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Sure thing, Don
Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/19/05
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Last time I checked, slave labor is NOT legal.
DonnieBoy | 07/19/05
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Be careful if you do contract work though
voska | 07/19/05
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Not just contractors
A.Sinic | 07/20/05
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Slave labor?
Real World | 07/20/05
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Slavery
A.Sinic | 07/20/05
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All consultants (even dependent) work like that
FirstNLastN | 07/19/05
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They've been defeated in court too
voska | 07/19/05
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Maybe in the USA they are
FirstNLastN | 07/19/05
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Look at how many people get convicted
voska | 07/19/05
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ALL contracts are enforcable, beware what you sign...
Physco Dude | 07/20/05
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By your definition Zern...
nomorems | 07/19/05
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Really, looks to me like Google needed him.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/19/05
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Every company needs good employees
Jeff Spicoli | 07/19/05
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More important, the best and brightest do NOT want to work for MS anymore.
DonnieBoy | 07/19/05
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You are full of crap.
osreinstall | 07/19/05
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Now you hit some things enforcable, the GPL and your house mortgage.
DonnieBoy | 07/19/05
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You are Wrong
osreinstall | 07/19/05
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Judges can throw out contracts that are ilegal.
DonnieBoy | 07/19/05
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I am sure MS's contracts are legal
osreinstall | 07/19/05
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I have experience with this
voska | 07/20/05
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There are contracts and there are contracts!
osreinstall | 07/20/05
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Judges can throw out contracts that are ilegal.
doc_cotton | 07/20/05
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No wonder they can't find employees
nucrash | 07/19/05
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Yes, the fact they are suing ex-employees is just one more reason to avoid
DonnieBoy | 07/19/05
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Message for DonnieBoy
B.Beck | 07/19/05
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Still a good reason not work for MS
voska | 07/19/05
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Sadly...
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/20/05
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Nope
nomorems | 07/19/05
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Well, we do like bashing Microsoft, they do so many stupid things.
DonnieBoy | 07/19/05
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He didn't sign the clause.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/20/05
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Microsoft sues over Google hire
Loverock Davidson | 07/19/05
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Something about color, pots, and kettles
Robert Crocker | 07/19/05
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A contract is a contract.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/19/05
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Microsoft breaks contracts for breakfast
Jeff Spicoli | 07/19/05
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Depends on the contract
voska | 07/19/05
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Depends how legal the contract is
voska | 07/19/05
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That's what I thought..
Patrick Jones | 07/19/05
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It usually does take courts
voska | 07/20/05
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Why care?
nomorems | 07/19/05
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Re: A contract is a contract.
none none | 07/19/05
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Right..
Patrick Jones | 07/19/05
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Google didn't sign a contract
Michael Kelly | 07/19/05
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booyah
Jeff Spicoli | 07/19/05
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Because
Real World | 07/20/05
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Here is why.
osreinstall | 07/20/05
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Well, Microsoft's reputation is ruined already.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/20/05
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Fairness
yyuko@... | 07/19/05
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Gotta be kiddinG!
Reverend MacFellow | 07/19/05
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Lee is now a PR more than a aggressive researcher
ChinesePhDinCA | 07/20/05
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Microsoft's Trade Secrets ?!??!!
daver10 | 07/20/05
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Well, well....
Anti_Zealot | 07/20/05
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Add them?
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/21/05
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Microsoft, the masters of IP theft
whisperycat | 07/20/05
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Goes back even further to Stacker, Quarterdeck...
ordaj@... | 07/20/05
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What Are You Talking About? Microsoft Is Leader In Innovation!!!
itanalyst | 07/20/05
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Maybe now
Roger Ramjet | 07/20/05
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Good ol' STUPID Microsoft.
SmarterITGuy | 07/20/05
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Kai Fu Lee Was Great In "Chips Of Fury"
itanalyst | 07/20/05
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Working in specialized fields
xkmail | 07/20/05
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Direct Competitor?? i don't see google selling computer operating systems
wessonjoe | 07/20/05
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If you DARE to leave, we are gonna get you... (Why MS, Why?)
michael_t | 07/20/05
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Microsoft sues over Google hire
doc_cotton | 07/20/05
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Who To Hate More Google or Microsoft.
RobertoSalazar | 07/20/05
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That's easy: Microsoft
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/20/05
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Lotsa luck
code_flogger | 07/20/05
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Stay on focus!
osreinstall | 07/20/05
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I think you mean, "a history of limited success."
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/20/05
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