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Also pretty cool that AnyDesk is created by the original developers of TeamViewer.
by evad3r 6y ago
Also pretty cool that AnyDesk is created by the original developers of TeamViewer.
- iamcreasy 6y agoI curious - but how does a company legally prevents its employee from starting a competitor product given that the employee might have insider information?
- timpattinson 6y agousing a non-compete agreement [1] in the employment contract or as a condition for a severance package, etc. May or may not be enforceable depending on a million different factors. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause
- skrause 6y agoSince TeamViewer is a German company I looked up the rules for a non-compete clause in Germany (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wettbewerbsverbot#Nach_Beendigung_des_Arbeitsverh%C3%A4ltnisses_(Nachvertragliches_Wettbewerbsverbot) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wettbewerbsverbot#Nach_Beendig...): 1. It can only be valid for up to two years after your employment ends. 2. Your former employer has to continue to pay you at least half of your last salary during the non-compete time.
- MaxBarraclough 6y agoPoint 2 is interesting. From the employer's point of view, it must effectively act as a high tax on non-compete clauses, still stopping short of an outright ban.
- JAlexoid 6y agoIt can't. At least not in Germany... Have you ever read the story of SAP?
- nurettin 6y agoWhat is the story? Any links?
- mariusmarais 6y agoThey don't. If insider information is suspected, the company can sue, and then prove it in court. See Waymo. This is infinitely better than automagically preventing employees from being employable after working for a specific company.