Does anyone know why Kai-Fu Lee left Microsoft?

Kai-fu Lee's joining Google is absolutely a shock to people. You know, he left the position of global vice president of Microsoft and joined a company that Bill Gates thought was his biggest competitor. No wonder Microsoft took Kai-Fu Lee and Google to court at all costs. It can be said that it is unbearable. For a time, the Kai-Fu Lee incident became the center of a whirlpool, attracting people's extreme attention and visual nerve. A decision made by a once famous person did not expect to bring such a great effect, just because he came from the top of Microsoft and took refuge in the arms of a competitor. Deliberate, the connotation is not deep, why did Kai-Fu Lee make such a decision? Can Google realize its dream?

Why do you like the new and hate the old?

Leaving Microsoft like lightning and joining Google happened to Kai-fu Lee, which shocked the industry to some extent. Kai-Fu Lee is so elegant and wise that he strongly advocates honesty to college students in China. Why did he also become someone else's "bullet"? You know, Kai-Fu Lee once made it clear that Microsoft would be his last stop. Why did he suddenly change his mind? What made Kai-fu Lee choose Google?

The most important statement is that Kai-Fu Lee has long wanted to go back to China. "Although I was transferred to the United States, many of my ideas are still in China, because this is my hometown." Kai-Fu Lee said that the fundamental reason for joining Google is to miss my hometown and China's youth. "In recent years, I have written four letters and many articles, established a website with a forum, and will publish books in the future. These are all for the youth of China. " I don't doubt Dr. Li's frankness and sense of drift, but choosing Google makes people feel a little powerless. You know, Google is a competitor of Microsoft, and Dr. Li once held an important position in Microsoft. Moreover, simply playing the homesickness card also makes people feel that Dr. Li is harvesting national feelings.

Besides, although Dr. Li is homesick, he also hopes to find an ideal habitat. "If it is not my intention to find a boring position in order to return to China", then this position must be "first of all, I must be able to return to China, and secondly, I must conform to my belief in pursuing passion". The author also believes that Kai-fu Lee resigned in order to "give every user the opportunity to contact and use the most advanced technology, and I also want to contribute to the development and innovation of China. Joining Google gave me the opportunity to achieve the above two goals. I am very much looking forward to returning to China and starting my new career. "

We can also imagine that in this complicated place of Microsoft, Kai-fu Lee has many reasons to leave, but I think it is not advisable to leave like lightning. When an ordinary employee leaves an ordinary post, he needs to inform the higher authorities one to three months in advance. Moreover, Kai-fu Lee has already sat in such an important and high position. His departure should not be like lightning, but should go to a direct competitor. No wonder Microsoft is angry.

"A few years ago, some people said that capable people yearned for Microsoft and wanted to enter Microsoft. Now, people see capable people yearning for Google and want to enter Google. It is not surprising that there are no permanent leaders in the information field where technology and market are changing rapidly. Microsoft is facing the challenge of open source software such as Linux, the development of technology, products and market has slowed down, and the value of stocks and options is not so attractive; On the contrary, Google has shown great vitality and attraction. " Ni Guangnan felt understandable about Dr. Li's departure. Academic recognition also laid the foundation for Kai-Fu Lee's trip to China, although Kai-Fu Lee can't come back to work yet.

Microsoft cares about Gates and is very angry.

The departure of Kai-Fu Lee is a great blow to Microsoft. When the top management leaves, they choose their competitors. Bill can't be angry. As we all know, Kai-Fu Lee has a high prestige in the industry and academia, and he also has many contacts in big companies, so Microsoft is in such a hurry. It is natural for Microsoft to resort to the law. Microsoft said in the indictment that Kai-Fu Lee had long had the idea of going to Google. He first came into contact with Google in mid-April this year and began his vacation in June. Then on July 5th, he informed his boss Eric Rudder that he would not return to Microsoft.

According to Microsoft, Kai-Fu Lee signed a confidentiality agreement with Microsoft, including: within one year after leaving office, he shall not engage in any work that is competitive with Microsoft. Microsoft lawyers said: "(Li Kaifu's behavior) is simply the most unscrupulous violation of the agreement he signed with Microsoft. His current position constitutes the most direct competitive relationship with his previous work at Microsoft. " Microsoft made it clear: "As an executive of the company, Dr. Kai-fu Lee knows Microsoft's business secrets in search technology and China's business strategy. The position he accepted is to do the same technology and strategy for a direct competitor, which is inconsistent with the contractual responsibility he signed. " Microsoft also said that this behavior violated the confidentiality agreement and non-competition agreement signed by Microsoft employees. This is why the court issued a temporary restraining order.

Kai-fu Lee's departure had a catfish effect to some extent. It is reported that hundreds of people from Microsoft have joined Google, but Kai-Fu Lee is the one with the highest administrative level. How can we make Microsoft not angry? In the emerging Internet technology market, Microsoft and Google have become rivals. With the sudden emergence of Google in the search field, Microsoft Empire has also paid enough attention to it, and Microsoft has been trying to make some gains in this field, but the departure of Kai-Fu Lee has affected Microsoft's cultivation in this field to some extent.

For Microsoft, which has always maintained its dominance in the field of science and technology, Kai-fu Lee's "betrayal" is undoubtedly unforgivable, so Microsoft finally hopes to seek justice for itself through legal channels. The latest news from the court shows that the court has ruled that Dr. Kai-fu Lee is temporarily unable to perform the work that Google hired him to do. Supreme Court Justice Steven Gonzalez issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting Kai-Fu Lee from engaging in any products, services and projects similar to his work at Microsoft, including Internet and desktop search technology. Although the lawsuit has not yet been finalized, Microsoft has at least gained some advantages.

Of course, Google has its own opinion. After the court's decision, Google immediately said, "Although we don't think this temporary restraining order is necessary, we are glad that the judge realized that all Google and Dr. Li need to do is to prevent Dr. Li from doing anything competitive with his previous projects at Microsoft. As we have always said, we have no such intention to let him do these things. The judge also asked Microsoft to clarify more clearly that what Dr. Li did at Microsoft would conflict with Google. We expect Microsoft to implement this requirement and give a clear explanation. " In fact, Google sued Microsoft long ago, so it was much more comfortable in logistics.

What attracted Kai-Fu Lee to join Google?

What does Google rely on to make Kai-Fu Lee choose to leave Microsoft without hesitation? Is it just Dr. Li's China complex? Obviously, not exactly. At first, the market rumor was that headhunting companies were operating in it, and reported headhunting expenses of 654.38+300 million. But soon Kai-Fu Lee reported that he had not joined Google through a headhunting company. "Because Eric and I have known each other for so many years, if we want to hire a headhunter in this way, it is tantamount to giving money to others for nothing." Kai-fu Lee said that he joined Google by email.

Li Kaifu said that the target of the email is Eric, the current CEO of Google. In fact, Li Kaifu and Eric have been friends for many years. When Kai-Fu Lee was the vice president of Apple, he cooperated with Sun Company to develop a multimedia technology based on Java. In order to challenge Microsoft, Eric was the head of Sun Company which cooperated with Kai-fu Lee at that time. After several rounds of e-mail, Li Kaifu and Eric started a telephone conversation. Kai-fu Lee is worried about whether the president of Google China will be business-oriented. If he is business-oriented, it will not meet Kai-fu Lee's real intention. "Google's main job in China is the Engineering Research Institute, because the talents in China are excellent, especially the China students from Shanghai Jiaotong University won the first place in the World Programming Competition, which made everyone look at the talents in China with new eyes." Eric's answer dispelled Li Kaifu's basic worries.

Later, Kai-Fu Lee realized the corporate culture of Google. "First of all, Google does everything from hardware to software, which is very consistent with the habit of a computer scientist who likes to do everything himself." "Second, Google's atmosphere is very equal. I once asked a project team of more than 300 people how many leaders there were, and there was only one answer. This is simply a real research institute. Whoever has a good project will join, and new projects will appear while doing it. If companies such as IBM and Microsoft are similar to factories, Google is more similar to universities, and ideas and practices are free without too many constraints. "

Dr. Li believes that a more reasonable and excellent cultural atmosphere has accelerated his rapid decision-making. Obviously, Kai-fu Lee yearned for such an environment, and it was this passionate research environment that prompted Kai-fu Lee to finally give up Microsoft and take refuge in Google.

Is there a credibility crisis in creative life?

Li Ka-shing once said that honesty is not only a virtue, but also a symbol of strength and self-confidence. The Chinese nation has been paying attention to honesty since ancient times, emphasizing that people can't stand without faith. "Lu Bu is trustworthy, and Hou Yi is trustworthy." The virtue of the sages set an example for us. Kai-fu Lee said the creed of being a man: "The most precious legacy my father gave me is ten words,' Tolerance is the greatest, self-esteem is high and quality is not sought'". I believe that Dr. Li is eager to create the greatest influence, so he will break his promise to himself. Kai-fu Lee emphasized that "I have the right to choose. I chose Google, I chose China, and I want to do something influential." Obviously, after the development of Microsoft has reached a certain limit, he is eager for a broader development platform.

"If I lose, I won't regret it." Li Kaifu's short trip to Beijing expressed his confidence and determination to the media. For this lawsuit, Li Kaifu was very calm. "Usually, people who have done something wrong need to remain silent or not respond. I hope everyone believes that my choice is acceptable and time will solve these problems. " Kai-fu Lee said: At Google, I can become my best self by learning new innovative models. He said that what attracted him deeply was Google's corporate culture, its "new generation technology" and its passion for innovation, its pursuit of public interests and its "passion magic". It is these advantages that made Kai-fu Lee give up his promise.

Kai-fu Lee said frankly that "the most important thing for Google is not my technology, but my influence on talents". What Google lacks most now is talent. Joining will establish a systematic talent recruitment and training plan for Google in China, and make Google China a localized company. Kai-fu Lee stressed, "This is not recruiting people from other companies (such as Microsoft), but cultivating people. Microsoft is still a great company after 20 years, but now Google is relative to Microsoft, just as Microsoft is relative to IBM. Google is more in line with the internet age, and I look forward to developing my career in the entrepreneurial space. Google China has a rare opportunity. Follow my heart and I will go to Google. "

Some people think that Dr. Li's choice to leave Microsoft is understandable. After all, an R&D personnel should constantly challenge themselves, as long as they don't take away Microsoft's R&D secrets, they can jump ship. And choose the best environment, otherwise it will kill the lives of researchers. What's more, Microsoft has always been a well-known enterprise to crack down on competitors, constantly acquiring innovative enterprises and constantly cracking down on competitors in order to grasp the absolute market. Google's monopoly on Microsoft poses the biggest threat, which comes from Google's innovation and respect for users.

Google has never been able to enter the China market, so it is inevitable to choose someone with more personal charm. Kai-fu Lee's boss has not given him a clear goal yet-how many people to recruit and what kind of performance to achieve. It is only required that "recruiting people can't lower the standard, and they can recruit people indefinitely." Kai-Fu Lee hopes to recruit his China search R&D team from the fresh graduates of this school. His main criteria for recruiting people are: smart people, creative people and honest people. Dr. Li actually cares about honesty. Time can dissolve everything, stagnant water does not ripple, because there is a beat, there is a ripple of development. I believe that Google's trip to China will give us more time to appreciate and observe Dr. Li's actions.

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