HP Sues Hurd For Joining Oracle 301
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from the following-the-hurd dept.
CWmike writes "Hewlett-Packard is reported to be suing former CEO Mark Hurd, who was named co-president of rival Oracle on Monday. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news, and has now posted the full text of the suit on Google Docs. Among other things, it says, 'In his new positions, Hurd will be in a situation in which he cannot perform his duties for Oracle without necessarily using and disclosing HP's trade secrets and confidential information to others.'"
Well (Score:2, Funny)
The GNU this was going to happen.
Came here looking for some relevance between GNU (Score:2, Funny)
Hurd and Oracle only to find out once again it's talking about this guy. Man, he should really change his name.
Confidential Information? (Score:5, Funny)
Painful (Score:4, Funny)
That's right, HP, kick Oracle where it hurds!
Re:Painful (Score:5, Funny)
Where the sun doesn't shine?
Re:Came here looking for some relevance between GN (Score:5, Funny)
HP's trade secrets: (Score:5, Funny)
Secret 1: Outsource everything.
Secret 2: Employees are interchangeable.
Secret 3: Good enough is probably too expensive.
Secret 4: There is still at least enough good will for the HP name to milk another five years.
So, if others decide to jump ship at HP... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Painful (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Confidential Information? (Score:4, Funny)
feck...
Re:Non-compete agreements (Score:4, Funny)
At least they didn't try to have him killed.
How would we know? A comically small cardboard cutout of a piano falling on his head? A swath of underpaid Chinese martial artists that surround him, then are summarily laid off? Someone tries to shoot him with an HP branded Smith & Wesson, with "Innovate" written on the bullets, but nobody can get the bullets to move?
Re:Well (Score:3, Funny)
The GNU this was going to happen.
You know, I read this headline and immediately thought of GNU Hurd... And then I thought about it, and remembered that it couldn't possibly be about GNU Hurd, because GNU Hurd hasn't been relevant since... ever.
Re:monies? (Score:3, Funny)
Bzzzt, wrong (Score:2, Funny)
Re:May have to return part of severance (Score:3, Funny)
I'm sure he got a signing bonus.
And I bet she is good looking.
Re:Should've kept him (Score:3, Funny)
He's not competing. He's moved to a technology company. :-)