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Microsoft, Google settle over employee
(AP)
Updated: 2005-12-23 15:18
Microsoft Corp. said late Thursday it had reached a settlement with rival Google Inc. and former employee Kai-Fu Lee, ending a legal battle that had exposed behind-the-scenes rancor between the companies.
The Google headquarters in Mountain View, California is shown in this August 18, 2004 file photo. Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday they reached an agreement that settles their pending litigation that had barred a former Microsoft executive from heading up the Web search firm's research efforts in China. [Reuters] |
In a statement, Redmond-based Microsoft said the three parties had entered into a "private agreement that resolves all issues to their mutual satisfaction."
Google confirmed the settlement and released a statement from Lee saying he was "pleased with the terms of the settlement agreement."
Microsoft spokesman Jack Evans would not say when the settlement was reached. He also would not provide details of the settlement, calling it confidential. Google also declined to comment further.
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