EWEEK, Dec 22, 2005 — Some five months after Google announced plans to open a product research and development center in China, and said it was appointing former Microsoft vice president Kai-Fu Lee to head the operation, the parties have settled the matter.
In a brief statement released late Thursday, Microsoft spokesman Jack Evans said the parties had entered into a private agreement that resolved all issues to their mutual satisfaction.
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The brouhaha started in mid-July when Google said that it had appointed Dr. Lee to head its product research and development center in China. The very next day Microsoft said it was filing a lawsuit against Lee and Google, claiming breach of both employee confidentiality and non-compete agreement. [read more]
December 23, 2005
Microsoft, Google and Lee Settle Down
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