I think there are two types of workers. Those who work for others, and the self-employed. In the former there are usually people who always complain about the company, their bosses or their colleagues. Others, on the other hand, are comfortable in their job. All opinions are respectable and surely justified according to each personal case.
And then there are the freelancers. That for different reasons they are more audacious and enterprising and decide to work on their own without having a boss to send them. They decide to take a much higher risk and are worthy of praise. Gerard Williams got tired of working for Apple and decided to "make it on his own." But it is not going to be easy.
Apple's court battle against Gerard Williams has begun, with a judge already ruling on both parties' prior motions. We are going to explain who this man is and why he has angered the apple giant so much.
Gerard Williams spent several years leading the processor research and development department at Apple. He is credited with leading the way in the design of all A-series processors, from the A7 chip in the iPhone 5s in 2013 to the A12X in the current iPad Pro. Almost nothing.
Well, friend Williams voluntarily left the company a few months ago to "set up on his own," as we vulgarly say. Has set up its own chip development company, thinking that Apple will not be able to continue designing processors without it, and that in the long run, it will have no choice but to buy its new engineering. With two balls.
Obviously, this decision has not pleased the top of the company at all, and Apple has sued Williams claiming that the engineer broke his contract with the company to take advantage of Apple technology when designing his own future chips.
Gerard Williams, center.
The trial preview has already started and the lawyers of both parties have already made their accusations and counter-accusations between them. At the moment Apple wins 2 to 1. Let's see the goals:
First Williams alleged that Apple was trying to enforce an anti-competition clause that would be illegal under California law. For now, the judge has rejected the accusation. 1-0.
In second place, the engineer accuses that the company does not have the right to monitor his text messages, apparently sent from a company iPhone. The judge has also rejected it. 2-0.
However, Apple has lost the third round. The company's lawyers believe that there are punitive damages in Williams' performance, which would go beyond the actual damages caused to the company, to serve as a warning to other potential "entrepreneurs." The judge has ruled that it would only be admitted if the defendant's intention was to harm Apple, and there is no evidence to prove it. 2-1.
We will see how the game ends. From the outside it would not be objective to opt for one or the other without having very detailed information on the subject. A priori they are both right. Apple for believing that the technology is their property, and Williams for wanting to "ride it out on their own." That's what judges are for.