Google CEO Eric Schmidt Resigns From Apple Board of Directors
"Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent, passion and wisdom to help make Apple successful," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple's core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric's effectiveness as an Apple Board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings due to potential conflicts of interest. Therefore, we have mutually decided that now is the right time for Eric to resign his position on Apple's Board."
Following Google's announcement of Chrome OS last month, Schmidt acknowledged that he would discuss the future of his role with Apple. Even before the Chrome OS announcement, the U.S Federal Trade Commission had begun taking an interest in the apparent close ties between Apple and Google. At that time, both Schmidt and former Genentech CEO Arthur Levinson held positions on both companies' Boards of Directors. Levinson continues to hold Board positions with both companies.Top Rated Comments
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On paper, leaving because it doesnt make sense to have him, seeing the apparent C.o.I., makes sense, but I think there may be more to this.
I guess you don't take having GV turned down and then turned into a veritable **** storm for Apple lightly.
Google wishes to supplant Apple. Apple will fight, and a titanic struggle it will be.
The loser of this war will be Microsoft -- Apple and Google will now attempt to out-innovate each other, and moribund MS will be eclipsed.
We are fortunate to have a real-life model of the Origin Of Species playing out in front of us.
Google's gotten a bit too close for comfort to Apple in terms of competitive products and services it seems. Whether it was Apple, Google, or fear of FCC/Congressional investigations into the whole relationship between Apple, AT&T and Google, we may never know.
Mustn't have these freedom of choice for the users sorts of people interfering with the Apple bottom line. I wonder if that will prove ironic in the end.
Competition between these two companies will be healthy, and this way there is no conflict of interests.
Sounds like Apple probably got sick of him trying to insert some logical sense into the precious Apple Knows Best Way™.
Mustn't have these freedom of choice for the users sorts of people interfering with the Apple bottom line.
Do you have any basis for this or are you just making stuff up for no reason?
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