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Microsoft Suing Over Facebook Poaching

Microsoft is so mad about losing its global ad sales head Carolyn Everson to Facebook, it's considering taking legal action, BoomTown reports. "Lawyer at both companies have been in back-and-forth talks in recent days after the hiring," writes BoomTown's Kara Swisher.

Most likely, Everson will be barred from using any strategic information she learned at the company, as well as from contacting certain ad clients on behalf of Facebook for a certain period of time. Still, "While a legal action to stop her from actually taking the position is the most serious option, it is certainly not without precedent for Microsoft," according to Swisher. Indeed, the software giant recently got a temporary restraining order to block one of its top government relations execs, Matt Miszewski, from working at Salesforce.com, citing non-compete and confidentiality contracts.

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