Microsoft levied the lawyers against Google on Tuesday as Google announced the hiring of Dr. Kai-Fu Lee for the top China R&D position at Google. Microsoft filed the lawsuit against Lee and Google for violating a no-compete agreement Lee had signed with Microsoft. His job at Microsoft was exactly what he's now doing for Google. The lawsuit promises to be a major battle between two major competitors in the search industry. With both companies vying for market share in the burgeoning Chinese market, the switch of Lee from Microsoft to Google could have major strategic importance for both companies and Microsoft is hot.
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