Engineers Allege Hiring Collusion in #Silicon_Valley - NYTimes.com
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By 2007, when a #Google recruiter slipped up and contacted an #Apple engineer, Mr. #Jobs immediately complained. To appease the Apple chief, Google fired the recruiter within an hour. Mr. Jobs’s control extended even to former Apple engineers. When Google wanted to hire some, the suit says, Mr. Jobs vetoed the idea.
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