http://www.imore.com/2008/07/23/hello-moto-lawsuit/ More of everything iPhone and iPad Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:57:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.imore.com/2008/07/23/hello-moto-lawsuit/comment-page-1/#comment-11166 The Reptile Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:53:10 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=3461#comment-11166 <p>I used to work for a software company who regularly raided talent from a competitor who had do not compete clauses in their contracts. Nearly all of these people were either in development or senior management (in 3 cases both) and knew trade secrets. My company never lost a case in 7 trials because the competitor willingly let former employees go to other competitors just not us. If it's found that Moto is only selectively enforcing the do not competes then they'll likely lose as well. The lawsuits may be good for publicity if down the road they are useless from keeping the people from leaving for the competition. Worst case scenario for Apple is that they have to dip into their billions in cash to settle or pay a fine.</p> I used to work for a software company who regularly raided talent from a competitor who had do not compete clauses in their contracts. Nearly all of these people were either in development or senior management (in 3 cases both) and knew trade secrets. My company never lost a case in 7 trials because the competitor willingly let former employees go to other competitors just not us. If it’s found that Moto is only selectively enforcing the do not competes then they’ll likely lose as well. The lawsuits may be good for publicity if down the road they are useless from keeping the people from leaving for the competition. Worst case scenario for Apple is that they have to dip into their billions in cash to settle or pay a fine.

]]> http://www.imore.com/2008/07/23/hello-moto-lawsuit/comment-page-1/#comment-11161 Dr. F Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:26:21 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=3461#comment-11161 <p>I am one of those who ditched my Motorola Razr for the iphone. The Razr, tho it is a great phone, is terribly hard to use and not at all intuitive. I like the AT&T service and moved to it as a former Verizon (ugh) customer. I could care less whether Fenger was head-hunted by apple. I bought the Iphone 3G because of the handset and service, not because of some weird recruiting.</p> I am one of those who ditched my Motorola Razr for the iphone. The Razr, tho it is a great phone, is terribly hard to use and not at all intuitive. I like the AT&T service and moved to it as a former Verizon (ugh) customer. I could care less whether Fenger was head-hunted by apple. I bought the Iphone 3G because of the handset and service, not because of some weird recruiting.

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