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article [news.zdnet.com]
Lee had been working most recently at Microsoft's Redmond, Wash., headquarters, focusing on new search technologies. According to the lawsuit, for a time Lee had been the person "responsible for overall development of the MSN Internet search application." He also served as a member of a company advisory board that focused on China-related strategies, a post that, according to the suit, gave him access to the company's business strategy and planned expansion targets.
It seems that there has been a big defection from MS to Google that could affect their China market plans. While the other thread seems to be focusing on the legality of a non-compete agreement, I'd be interested to see if we could talk about some of the implications for the China market here.
A lot of momentum has been taken out of Microsoft's initial claims that Dr. Lee had access to proprietary search technology. That doesn't appear to be the case now.
