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Bribe?
Business Week reported that Google's 4 yr/$10M offer was comparable to what Lee would've earned had he STAYED with MSFT. However, it does seem Lee was shopping his services around, in the face of his contract with Redmond.

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2005/tc2005097_5781_tc024.htm?campaign_id=topStories_ssi_5
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Looks like Microsoft will cut bait and run.  DonnieBoy | 09/14/05
Tehy got what they wanted, why fart around with a loser?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/14/05
Yup  Jeff Spicoli | 09/14/05
No, they didn't hire Strallman yet.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/14/05
Message has been deleted.  No-Ax-To-Grind | 09/15/05
You realy don't have a clue about what is happening, do you?  B.O.F.H. | 09/14/05
Sure, Google offered a $10 million bribe and the scum took it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/14/05
I'd quit my job  voska | 09/15/05
Bribe?  flatliner | 09/15/05
So you're saying?  Rick_K | 09/14/05
Yes I am saying they can pay millions to find scum anywhere.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/14/05
Double standards...  zkiwi | 09/15/05
Your memory is faulty.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/15/05
Hey for MILLIONS they can have me!!!!  Laff | 09/15/05
Wrong, troll  Fred Fredrickson | 09/14/05
Yes you are wrong but I need not call you a pet name.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/14/05
Actually the judge found fault with Lee's actions  java.user | 09/14/05
Not true..  Patrick Jones | 09/15/05
Oops..  Patrick Jones | 09/15/05
A jury trial wouldn't work for M$.  Alpolio | 09/15/05
Your information is very poor.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/15/05
And you're grasping at straws.  Alpolio | 09/15/05
You and your "best and brightest" mantra  John Zern | 09/15/05
The Min Spec's for A Linux System  Ed_Meyers | 09/14/05
OPPS... Wrong Story  Ed_Meyers | 09/14/05
Well lets compare low end then  Loverock Davidson | 09/14/05
dos 6.22 and win 3.11  No-Ax-To-Grind | 09/15/05
Calif. judge to consider throwing out Google suit  Loverock Davidson | 09/14/05
Too bad M$ didn't accuse him of dl'ing MP3's.  Alpolio | 09/15/05
Yo ZDNEt  shallow_diver | 09/15/05
Try again  Real World | 09/15/05
Actually SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)  shallow_diver | 09/15/05
You got it wrong though  voska | 09/15/05
whatever the trial outcome, ballmer is still bald and lee is still free.  wessonjoe | 09/15/05
Oh, they could paint him out to be a threat  Boot_Agnostic | 09/15/05
Forget the suit MS, just hire away some Google talent  Boot_Agnostic | 09/15/05
I don't think that would happen..  Patrick Jones | 09/15/05
College Interview Day, Google lines 5 deep, MSFT 2 people  educateme@... | 09/20/05
Let's get some facts  java.user | 09/23/05
GOOG up $5.24, MSFT up .04, proof is in the puddin  educateme@... | 09/20/05

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