View Single Post
Brave Ulysses
BANNED
I am worthless beyond hope.
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
 
2012-10-29, 18:11

Quote:
Originally Posted by chucker View Post
Sure, but that knowledge he can't share. Apple can't claim ownership of his personal expertise or bar him from working for a competitor, but he can't export trade secrets, knowingly or otherwise, and competitors would be well-advised to run away screaming from any suggestion that they should base a strategy on his inside knowledge. Taking advantage of the wisdom he's gained, OTOH? That's fair game. But it would be for someone of any corporate level.
That is not enforceable. And even it were, it is impossible for his knowledge not to influence his future business decisions and/or innovations.

Just look at Eric Schmidt.
  quote