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[jmtulloss]

I haven't seen any evidence that Apple is poaching Google's employees. It's quite possible that the employee in question approached Apple, not the other way around.

[hga → jmtulloss]

In this context "poaching" doesn't necessarily require Apple to have approached him.

[philwelch → hga]

In this context it does. The rumored agreement was that Apple and Google couldn't recruit each other's employees but their employees could apply at the other company if they wished.

[pquerna → philwelch]

i've also heard it worded that they would not even /hire/ from each other, not just recruit from each other.

[hga → pquerna]

Yeah, that's a less strict usage of "poaching" that you'll sometimes see.