Isn't this a traditional thing to do at Apple? After all, Steve Jobs condoned it :)
"After several months of being sidelined, Jobs resigned from Apple on September 13, 1985. He told the board he was leaving to set up a new computer company, and that he would be taking several Apple employees from the SuperMicro division with him."
He wasn't being paid by Apple while he was working on NeXT though (at least I don't believe). I think the issue arises when the person is working for Apple then starts to work on their own company, not sure though
>He wasn't being paid by Apple while he was working on NeXT though (at least I don't believe).
He resigned on the same day he told them about NeXT, which had already had a good amount of work put into its planning (including poaching several apple engineers). I think it's reasonable to assume that before he resigned, he was being paid.
I believe GP alleges not that he was paid by apple at next, but that there was planning for next and recruiting happening before the moment of resignation, whilst still employed at apple, because he announced his plans and successful recruiting efforts to apple at the moment of resignation.
Seems to me to be pretty similar to this case, although, as noted down thread, it will likely hinge on the very specific details of this instance.
"After several months of being sidelined, Jobs resigned from Apple on September 13, 1985. He told the board he was leaving to set up a new computer company, and that he would be taking several Apple employees from the SuperMicro division with him."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT