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July 29, 2005
The World is Bill's
Google Inc. hired Lee to lead a research and development center it will soon open in China. The company said Lee has not disclosed any Microsoft secrets and has filed a counter lawsuit against the software giant.Microsoft and Google, along with Yahoo Inc., are locked in a fierce battle to dominate Internet search technology, both online and through desktop search programs.
In court documents, Google said a conversation Lee had with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates suggests the software company is becoming increasingly concerned about Google siphoning away talent — and perhaps intellectual property.
Lee said that in a July 15 meeting, Gates told him, "Kai-Fu, (CEO) Steve (Ballmer) is definitely going to sue you and Google over this. He has been looking for something like this, someone at a VP level to go to Google. We need to do this to stop Google."
Drake has declined to comment on Gates' statement directly, saying that the company's concern is that Lee has knowledge of highly sensitive information.
Posted by Mike at July 29, 2005 11:55 AM
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