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Google CEO Schmidt Resigns from Apple's Board
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... many felt that Google and Apple's businesses were beginning to overlap in too many areas for Schmidt to remain an effective and impartial member of Apple's board. Google and Apple both offer Internet browsers, mobile phone operating systems and many other similar products. Many of Google's products have been integrated with Apple's, especially on devices such as the iPhone, which uses Google's Maps product. Schmidt joined Apple's board in 2006, and will remain the CEO of Google. more info at Apple ...
News: Google’s Schmidt resigns from Apple Board of Directors
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Apple has announced that Dr. Eric Schimdt, CEO of Google, is resigning from Apple’s Board of Directors, on which he has served since 2006. “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 ...
Google CEO Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple Board
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... it was almost certain that Google CEO Eric Schmidt will have to leave the board at Apple. Today Apple announced just that: "Dr. Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, is resigning from Apples Board of Directors, a position he has held since August 2006." Steve Jobs says: "Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent, passion and wisdom to help make Apple successful. Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apples core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Erics effectiveness as an Apple Board member will be ...
Google’s Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple Board of Directors
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... Apple PR has just announced that Dr. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google and member of the Apple board of directors since August 2006, is resigning that position. ...
Google CEO resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors
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... passion and wisdom to help make Apple successful. 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.”
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt leaves Apple’s Board of Directors
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... Google service such as Maps and YouTube into both the iPhone and parts of its main OS, including iLife and iWork. There is a small chance that those partnerships might be a bit strained going forward. Apple wouldn’t (or at least shouldn’t) take those features out of future releases, but this situation casts a a shadow over possible future integrations. Those integrations will always be available in Android, and presumably Chrome OS, however.
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Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple’s Board
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... Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO has stepped down from Apple’s Board. Mr. Schmidt has been with the Apple Board since 2006, five years after he joined Google in 2001. Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs: “Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent, passion and wisdom to help make Apple successful. 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 ...
Google CEO Eric Schmidt Resigns From Apple Board. Surprised?
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Lots of people will be arguing today that this was inevitable, but the news comes faster than expected. Google CEO Eric Schmidt is no longer going to sit on Apple's Board of Directors, nearly 3 years after accepting a seat.
The resignation comes a few days after the FCC sent letters to Google, Apple and AT&T inquiring why Apple denied the Google Voice application from its iPhone App Store.
Here's Apple's statement on the matter:
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Una aplicación podría convertir en enemigos a Apple y Google
Celularis —
... estuvieron en muy buenas relaciones durante muchos años, incluso compartían la cabeza y corazón de Eric Smith, el CEO de Google que tuvo un asiento en el board de Apple… hasta hoy, pues acaba de renunciar. El amor podría estar acabándose y una aplicación y un sistema operativo podrían convertir en enemigos a Apple y Google, dejando de lado al ex-enemigo en común Microsoft. ...
Google's CEO Resigns From Apple Board Due To Android OS, Chrome OS
iPhone Alley - RSS —
... Apple announced today that Google CEO and former Apple board member Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple's board of directors due to a growing overlap in the businesses of the two companies. Apple CEO Steve Jobs explains that due to this overlap, Schmidt's ability to serve on the board was diminishing because of his decreased role on the board. ...
Apple Gives Google Chief Classic Mac Parting Gift
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... have contained a pleasant goodbye wish after all, but quite possibly a two word expletive expressing the exact opposite. Other reports indicate that marketing guru, Guy Kawasaki has already contacted Jobs about the vacant board member seat. Both stories still remain unconfirmed. The infamous Mac Daddy cufflinks have since shown up listed for sale on Etsy.com. Maybe Schmidt is a PC after all. [Apple Press Release]
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... Apple announced today that Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google is resigning from Apple’s Board of Directors due to conflicting interests. ...
Apple’s Buyout of Mapping Company Hints at Future Break-up With Google
Gadget Lab —
... Apple’s desire to wean itself from dependence on Google would not be surprising. Recently, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple’s board of directors due to “conflicts of interest” between Google and Apple. The resignation followed ...
