HP Sues Hurd For Joining Oracle

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

[Anonymous Coward]

The GNU this was going to happen.

Came here looking for some relevance between GNU

[kungfuj35u5]

Hurd and Oracle only to find out once again it's talking about this guy. Man, he should really change his name.

Confidential Information?

[snspdaarf]

Such as, maybe, giving Larry her phone number?

Painful

[MarkRose]

That's right, HP, kick Oracle where it hurds!

Re:Painful

[El_Muerte_TDS]

Where the sun doesn't shine?

Re:Came here looking for some relevance between GN

[Beelzebud]

I'm just surprised Oracle wanted him. From what I've heard about Hurd, he can be unstable, and isn't quite ready for daily use.

HP's trade secrets:

[cgenman]

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...

[ddusza]

...and decides to go to Oracle, is that considering 'following the Hurd?"

Re:Painful

[Red Flayer]

What, in the netbeans?

Re:Confidential Information?

[vigour]

I do!
feck...

Re:Non-compete agreements

[cgenman]

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

[Tetsujin]

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?

[idontgno]

He was paid so much money it that crossed the mystical line into the "plural money" category. Like, "mo money" except much much mo.

Bzzzt, wrong

[Dr.Syshalt]

No, this is another Hurd, with another mascot: Sexual Harassment Panda.

Re:May have to return part of severance

[MichaelSmith]

I'm sure he got a signing bonus.

And I bet she is good looking.

Re:Should've kept him

[Anonymous Coward]

He's not competing. He's moved to a technology company. :-)