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Google CEO Schmidt Leaves Apple Board

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the slightly-less-billions dept.

Jerod Venema writes "Today, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple's board of directors, citing conflicts of interest. Apple has released a statement that the company and Schmidt reached a decision to split ties as Google enters new markets that directly compete with Apple's iPhone and Mac operating systems. Schmidt had recused himself of portions of Apple's board meetings when conflicts of interest or anything Google-related arose. But Steve Jobs said Schmidt would have to leave much larger portions of the meetings after Google announced last month that it would enter the operating system sphere."

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  1. only mp3 players left by robinsc · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well if you look
    Safari => chrome
    Mac os => google os
    iphone => android
    xserve =>google server farms

    probably the only thing he didn't have to recuse himself from would be mp3 players....

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    1. Re:only mp3 players left by MBGMorden · · Score: 4, Informative

      Since I don't rent music, iTunes adds no value.

      iTunes has never "rented" music in the resurrected Napster sense, and even in the "I call DRM renting" conniving sense virtually every piece of music sold by iTunes no no longer carries any DRM, so no matter which way you try to spin it these days your statement is simple FUD.

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  2. Re:Google Voice Rejected by natehoy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Probably the latest in a long string of conflicts of interest. Schmidt couldn't really honestly get involved in the Google Voice discussions, obviously, since he represents the competition.

    As Google wants to eat more and more of Apple's lunch (and vice versa) having the same person on both Boards is almost guaranteed to be an automatic conflict. The timing of this is about right, since Google is getting into new lines of business that compete with almost everything Apple wants to do now.

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  3. Arthur Levinson? by Faizdog · · Score: 4, Informative

    Genentech Inc. Chairman Arthur Levinson also serves as a director on both boards. The Feds are investigating that as well. What about him? The news story keep mentioning that Schmidt would recuse himself from discussions related to Google, what about Levinson? Did he recuse himself from both Google and Apple meetings when the other was being discussed?

    Just curious.

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