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Eric Schmidt Out, Larry Page In As Google CEO

Posted by timothy on from the as-if-you-care dept.

jfruhlinger writes "Google surprised just about everybody at its earnings call by announcing that Eric Schmidt, who had served as company CEO for more than a decade, would be stepping down and that cofounder Larry Page would take over. Schmidt will stay on as chairman and provide 'technology thought leadership,' whatever that is. When Schmidt, an old Sun hand, joined Google in 2001, it was seen as a move to turn the scrappy upstart into a mature company; now on his Twitter feed Schmidt proclaims that his 'adult supervision' is no longer needed."

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  1. Well, I guess we can say... by teh31337one · · Score: 4, Funny

    Schmidt Happens

    1. Re:Well, I guess we can say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe if it is, they'll make one of 4chan

      The Antisocial Network.

  2. Re:Freaked out for a second by spun · · Score: 5, Funny

    I briefly confused Larry Page with Larry Ellison. Whew. That would be terrible.

    How could you confuse a rock and roll guitar legend with a diminutive, bombastic sci-fi writer?

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  3. Re:First Jobs, now Schmidt by MrEricSir · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think they should keep Ballmer for the entertainment value.

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  4. Re:Freaked out for a second by spun · · Score: 4, Funny

    I did as well. Do no evil, Larry Ellison edition...

    You misspelled know.

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  5. Re:Freaked out for a second by Locke2005 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jagger is the darker-skinned one with the wider nose.

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    I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
  6. Re:Freaked out for a second by Lemmy+Caution · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thank you for the briefing, Ambassador Obvious of the Planet Literal.

  7. In other news by should_be_linear · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hours after suspension of adult supervision, new CEO Larry Page gave Android Platform to Apple in exchange for remote controlled car and a two video games.

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    839*929
    1. Re:In other news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      In his defense it was a really cool remote controlled iCar.

  8. Re:Freaked out for a second by nathana · · Score: 4, Funny

    I did as well. Do no evil, Larry Ellison edition...

    You misspelled know.

    You misspelled "now."

  9. Re:Not unforeseen by Red+Flayer · · Score: 1, Funny

    I haven't heard anything to make me automatically suspicious of him.

    How about, "I work for Google, where your private information is our business."

    I mean, he didn't say it... but he didn't have to. It goes without saying.

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  10. Re:First Jobs, now Schmidt by exomondo · · Score: 4, Funny

    while(1){ printf("developers "); }

  11. Re:Freaked out for a second by camperslo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Will an analysis of the swap reveal Page faults?

  12. Re:Beginning of the end? by Red+Flayer · · Score: 5, Funny
    Offtopic, I know, but re: your sig:

    There aint no pancake so thin it doesn't have two sides.

    Obviously you have not had the pleasure of eating a Möbius pancake. Once you can figure out where the butter and syrup go, they are delicious.

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    "Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai