Microsoft sues Google
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Software company Microsoft has sued Google for hiring one of its vice presidents, Dr Kai-Fu Lee to establish a research centre in China.
According to web consultancy Shanghai iResearch, Google holds 21.2% of the Chinese search market where the two companies, which provide online and desktop search tools, are in fierce competition. Google is the third most popular web search engine in China, after Baidu.com and Yahoo.
Dr Kai-Fu Lee played a key role in the development of Microsoft’s search tools. According to Microsoft, his contract prohibits him from working for direct rivals for one year. Google, however, says the claim has no merit.
Dr Lee has been appointed president of Google’s expanding Chinese business. Microsoft is seeking a court order to enforce the confidentiality and non-compete agreements in Dr Lee’s contract. Microsoft also claims that Google intentionally assisted Lee in disobeying the terms the contract.
The Chinese internet market is second only in size to the US market. There are expected to be 135 million internet users in China by the end of the year.
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