Microsoft, Google spar over defecting exec
roundup The tech heavyweights square off in court to trade punches over Kai-Fu Lee's bid to join the search giant.
The tech heavyweights square off in court to trade punches over Kai-Fu Lee's bid to join the search giant.
September 7, 2005
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Judge to rule Tuesday in Kai-Fu Lee case
A Washington state judge says he will rule Tuesday on whether the former Microsoft worker can begin setting up Google's China operation.September 7, 2005
Day two: Microsoft-Google courtroom showdown
Kai-Fu Lee says he gave an honest if not entirely complete answer when he told Microsoft he planned to return after a sabbatical.September 7, 2005
Lawyers spar at Microsoft-Google hearing
reporter's notebook Both sides drift into a variety of areas that seemed tied no more than tangentially to the contractual dispute.September 6, 2005
Courtroom showdown for Microsoft and Google
Microsoft lawyers claim Kai-Fu Lee can't be trusted with corporate secrets, while Google says Redmond is off-base.September 6, 2005
Court docs: Ballmer vowed to 'kill' Google
Papers in a case involving Google's hiring of a Microsoft exec say Microsoft's Ballmer vowed to "bury" Google's Eric Schmidt.September 2, 2005
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