Google hired another former Microsoft Corp. executive--this time to open an office in Israel, according to Bloomberg News. The executive, Meir Brand, will be country manager of Google Israel. In July,
Google hired Microsoft veteran Kai-Fu Lee to lead an office in China--prompting Microsoft to file a lawsuit charging that Lee was in violation of a one-year agreement promising not to work for any
Microsoft competitors within one year of leaving the company. A state court judge in Washington is scheduled to decide Tuesday whether Lee can go to work for Google pending a trial in the case.
