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Eric Schmidt says Siri poses competitive threat to Google

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 7th, 2011)

When Apple introduced Siri, I bet the Cupertino company never thought its voice assistant would help Google, but that's apparently what it's doing. Along with several other services, Siri is being used by Google to defend itself against accusations of anti-competitive behavior. In his ...

Steve Jobs vowed to "destroy Android" according to biography

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 21st, 2011)

Steve Jobs doesn't like Android and considers the mobile OS to be Apple's main competitor. It was apparent in the Q4 2010 earnings conference call when he discussed the mobile operating system and berated competitor's adoption of the 7-inch tablet. And this same hostility is very apparent in his ...

Eric Schmidt "couldn't stay on" Apple's board (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 2nd, 2011)

Update: The original story had a misquote and was subsequently updated to correct this. We've updated our story as well. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt spoke with Salesforce Chairman CEO Mark Benioff in a Q&A session earlier this week. The former CEO had kind words to say about Steve Jobs and ...

Google's Eric Schmidt claims Apple litigates, doesn't innovate

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 19th, 2011)

Google's Eric Schmidt spoke at a mobile conference in Tokyo and addressed HTC's early loss to Apple in a patent infringement case. Schmidt believes HTC will prevail and is "not too worried about this" case. He also added that Google will "make sure" HTC does not lose this case. Schmidt didn't ...

Apple renews Google partnership, Google Maps still in iOS 5

by Chris Rawson (Jun 1st, 2011)

According to Engadget, in an interview at the D9 Conference Google's Eric Schmidt confirmed that Apple and Google will maintain their partnership in maps and search functionality in iOS. "We just renewed our map and search agreements with Apple, and we hope those continue for a long time." This ...

The unanswered questions about Jobs, Schmidt and iOS features

by Mel Martin (Apr 14th, 2011)

I'm in the midst of reading Steven Levy's book about Google, In the Plex, and I was fascinated with the account of Steve Jobs hiding the iPad's development from Google CEO Eric Schmidt while Schmidt was sitting on the Apple board. We noted this striking example of corporate confidentiality last ...

Steve Jobs was top choice for Google CEO

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 9th, 2011)

Steven Levy's new book, In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives, has some interesting insights regarding the relationship between Steve Jobs and Google throughout the years. Perhaps most interesting is the fact that when Sergey Brin and Larry Page were looking around for a new ...

Steve Jobs to meet with President Obama today

by Kelly Guimont (Feb 17th, 2011)

According to ABC News, President Obama's West Coast field trip is going to kick off in San Francisco with dinner. Not just any dinner, mind you. This happens to be dinner with the outgoing CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, Mark Zuckerberg (who built some sort of newfangled website) and our own Uncle ...

Eric Schmidt stepping down as Google CEO

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 20th, 2011)

Looks like Steve's (former?) BFF Eric Schmidt is stepping down as CEO of Google, leaving co-founder Larry Page in charge of the company as the new CEO. A rather astounding rearranging of the deck chairs, but also the logical progression of affairs. Larry and Sergey Brin (who either drew the long or ...

Apple employees love Steve Jobs

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 2nd, 2010)

Silicon Alley Insider has put together a chart that shows the approval ratings employees have for various CEOs at major tech companies. The chart is based on data from Glassdoor.com and reveals that Steve Jobs is the most-favored CEO, ranked by his own employees, followed closely by Mark ...

Apple to announce iAd mobile advertising platform

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 27th, 2010)

Earlier this month, Apple posted a job listing that hinted at mobile advertising. Steve Jobs had strong words for Google when he told employees "We did not enter the search business. They [Google] entered the phone business." It was always interesting that Jobs never said anything about Apple not ...

A look at Apple's board

by Mike Schramm (Mar 26th, 2010)

The Wall Street Journal has posted an inside view on Apple's board of directors in the wake of Jerome York's death, and the image they paint is one of a tiny group of people that's strongly loyal to Jobs himself. The group of six people is the smallest board at a Fortune 500 company, and they're ...

Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt share a coffee

by Dave Caolo (Mar 26th, 2010)

Wonders never cease. Gizmodo has posted photos of what appears to be Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt sharing a coffee in Palo Alto. What's significant is that the photo was supposedly taken today. Gizmodo's tipster supposedly overheard Jobs say, "They're going to see it all eventually so who cares ...

Rumor: Eric Schmidt chewed out by Jobs, gave iPhone to mistress

by Sang Tang (Mar 23rd, 2010)

While Google CEO Eric Schmidt may wield enough power to influence search results in China, this power apparently isn't strong enough to develop and maintain good friendships -- this is according to a post at Valleywag. The piece examines the persona that is Schmidt, the head of one of the most ...

NY Times details Google/Apple relationship souring

by Dave Caolo (Mar 15th, 2010)

What began as a jovial relationship between Google and Apple has devolved into an ugly personal and legal battle that's only getting worse. In 2006, Google CEO Dr. Eric Schmidt joined Apple's board of directors. Google and Apple collaborated on the iPhone's mapping services, and a year later, ...