Comments on: Corporate espionage incident at Microsoft http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/01/corporate-espionage-incident-at-microsoft/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:40:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: vernes http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/01/corporate-espionage-incident-at-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-157666 vernes Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:49:03 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/01/corporate-espionage-incident-at-microsoft/#comment-157666 Have the judge agree to BOTH lawsuites and have them both pay the exact same amount. Then allow Microsoft to fire Muller, and forbid microsoft to use mentioned patent. That way they'll both have a crime in their record. But also both gotten what they wanted. Have the judge agree to BOTH lawsuites and have them both pay the exact same amount.

Then allow Microsoft to fire Muller, and forbid microsoft to use mentioned patent.

That way they’ll both have a crime in their record. But also both gotten what they wanted.

]]> By: Joe Zydeco http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/01/corporate-espionage-incident-at-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-157649 Joe Zydeco Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:40:02 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/01/corporate-espionage-incident-at-microsoft/#comment-157649 "According to Mullor, he pitched the idea for the technology patented by Ancora to a Microsoft representative prior to 2005." "Microsoft in retaliation filed a lawsuit against Mullor accusing him of failure to disclose accurate past employment history..." This seems a bit contradictory on it's face, doesn't it? If Mullor pitched his idea to Microsoft, then Microsoft knew of him and his history before he was employed. That's assuming a perfect world, and we all know how large corporations really work. “According to Mullor, he pitched the idea for the technology patented by Ancora to a Microsoft representative prior to 2005.”

“Microsoft in retaliation filed a lawsuit against Mullor accusing him of failure to disclose accurate past employment history…”

This seems a bit contradictory on it’s face, doesn’t it? If Mullor pitched his idea to Microsoft, then Microsoft knew of him and his history before he was employed. That’s assuming a perfect world, and we all know how large corporations really work.

]]> By: Mark http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/01/corporate-espionage-incident-at-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-157637 Mark Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:08:32 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/01/corporate-espionage-incident-at-microsoft/#comment-157637 Ok, so let M$ take Mr. Muller to court for what he did wrong and let Mr. Muller take M$ to court for what they did wrong. Hopefully they both prevail and are awarded damages that are equal to the wrong done. I have a feeling Mr. Muller would still come out on top. Ok, so let M$ take Mr. Muller to court for what he did wrong and let Mr. Muller take M$ to court for what they did wrong.

Hopefully they both prevail and are awarded damages that are equal to the wrong done.

I have a feeling Mr. Muller would still come out on top.

]]> By: Michael Rudmin http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/01/corporate-espionage-incident-at-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-157623 Michael Rudmin Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:21:49 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/01/corporate-espionage-incident-at-microsoft/#comment-157623 It does not necessarily appear to me that he tried to decieve Microsoft. Rather, when you form a small business, and it stops making money, you can let it go out of business without letting its paperwork go. That would appear to be what happened. Where I work, there is a similar worker who used to own a construction company. Now he's letting it go. On the other hand, this looks like a clear case of patent theft by Microsoft, before he was ever employed. I'd say that this needs to go to full damages, and possibly triple damages. It does not necessarily appear to me that he tried to decieve Microsoft. Rather, when you form a small business, and it stops making money, you can let it go out of business without letting its paperwork go. That would appear to be what happened. Where I work, there is a similar worker who used to own a construction company. Now he’s letting it go. On the other hand, this looks like a clear case of patent theft by Microsoft, before he was ever employed. I’d say that this needs to go to full damages, and possibly triple damages.

]]> By: Roger Milson http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/01/corporate-espionage-incident-at-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-157496 Roger Milson Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:39:57 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/02/01/corporate-espionage-incident-at-microsoft/#comment-157496 Desperate people do desperate things. Yes, Mullor did the wrong thing, but I can't help feeling that I would probably do the same thing in his situation. Desperate people do desperate things. Yes, Mullor did the wrong thing, but I can’t help feeling that I would probably do the same thing in his situation.

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