Re:Amazon sues employee for taking Google cloud job, in new ...
by danielweber on Thursday July 03, 2014 @10:13AM
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I may be referring to Massachusetts law. IANAL.
Contracts require consideration[1]. If we agree you will give me $400 tomorrow, that is not a contact. If we agree that I will give you $200 today and you will give me $400 tomorrow, that is a contract.[2]
Contracts require consideration[1]. If we agree you will give me $400 tomorrow, that is not a contact. If we agree that I will give you $200 today and you will give me $400 tomorrow, that is a contract.[2]
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consideration
[2] There are other components that make contracts legal; technically I'm only describing the consideration aspect.