As an aside, there can be legal consequences to the "no-poaching agreements" mentioned in the OP's article: http://gigaom.com/2010/09/24/doj-settles-with-apple

As an aside, there can be legal consequences to the "no-poaching agreements" mentioned in the OP's article: http://gigaom.com/2010/09/24/doj-settles-with-apple-adobe-google-over-hiring-collusion-charges/ http://gigaom.com/2010/09/24/doj-settles-with-apple-adobe-go...