Earlier this year I weighed in on the Donatelli/EMC non-compete drama with a brief post about the nature of non-competes.

Since then I have read several new articles and opinions about the topic of non-competes. I am currently following two: Boston.com’s Clause for Concern, and Bijan’s Revised non-compete legislation doesn’t go far enough.

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Following the recent news about David Donatelli’s sudden defection from EMC to HP, blogging pundits jumped at the opportunity to debate the nature of non-compete agreements.

Over the past couple of days I have read more than a dozen blog entries on the topic, written by industry analysts and veterans, and [in my humble opinion] every last one of them - including StorageMojo’s own Robin Harris - completely missed the big picture. (more…)