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On Aug. 10, 2005, my personal lawyer called me and asked, “Kai-Fu, how many computers do you have at home?”

“Two,” I answered. “Mine and my daughter’s. What’s up?”

“Does your computer keep any Microsoft document?” he asked.

“Of course not. I didn’t keep anything from Microsoft.”

“That’s good,” he sounded relieved. “Someone will go to your house to take your computer. Microsoft has asked a third-party agent to look through your computer files. They want to see if there are any Microsoft business secrets on your hard drive.”

“I don’t have any Microsoft business secrets!” I shouted. “But how am I going to work without my computer?”

Two hours later, my computer was taken away. That caused a lot of inconvenience. Even though I bought a laptop later, I lost a lot of personal data saved on the confiscated computer, such as my tax returns, personal emails, music and photos.

A month later, the third party agent submitted a report, which stated, “No Microsoft documents were found on Kai-Fu Lee’s personal computer.” 

The computer was returned to me with a broken hard drive, which inevitably upset me. However, I understood it was a necessary evil. Any kind of evidence anyone could think of had to be collected at this stage in preparation for the depositions.

A crucial part of any lawsuit, depositions give both parties a chance to publicly express themselves, question the other side and discover new evidence before the official hearing. In my case, depositions meant even more because I needed the truth to come out in public to dismiss all the haunting rumors.

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