The Iron Yuppie

The blogsphere appears to be pretty active about Ballmer's desire to kill Google. Though he denies it, it certainly sounds like him. You'd think he'd control himself a bit better in front of someone who has already said that he's going to a competitor. Strong language but I'm not sure what the big deal is... as long as he OBEYS THE LAW.

But the real nastiness that appears to come out of the recent disclosure is this one seen in these two articles:

One:

It said Lee removed "Microsoft confidential" labels from a strategy document on China and sent it to Google while pursuing his new job. It also said Lee continued to attend China strategy meetings after he began talking with Google.

and

Two

Microsoft also cites an e-mail response Lee got from Google Vice President Omid Kordestani, in which the Google executive writes that "it was nice talking to you and learning about your insights into a successful approach to Google's operations in China."

Damn. If this is true, this is fucking bad. The guy sent confidential information to Google when he was employed at MS and begun effectively working for them. Again, if true, Dr. Lee should be drummed out of the business for a long time. Those at Google who knowingly accepted these documents should be fired... Why would Google even want to hire a guy this loose with business ethics? This is some straight-forward sleazy shit.

[Updated: Bad grammar]