Google's Schmidt says he's a 'very proud former board member' of Apple [u]
In a new interview, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt complimented the job Steve Jobs did as Apple's chief executive, and said he considers himself a "very proud" former member of Apple's board of directors [updated].
Schmidt's comments came during a question-and-answer session with Salesforce.com Chief Executive Marc Benioff. Schmidt stepped down from the Apple board in 2009, as Google continued to encroach on Apple's businesses with Android and Chrome OS.
Updated: The original Bloomberg story contained a misquote and was later updated to fix the error. AppleInsider has updated its story accordingly.
"I was on the board until I couldn't stay on the board anymore," Schmidt reportedly said.
Once close partners, Apple and Google have become fierce rivals since devices running the Google Android mobile operating system began competing with Apple's iPhone.
"We did not enter the search business; they entered the phone business," Jobs allegedly said of Google during a company meeting in 2010. "Make no mistake, Google wants to kill the iPhone. We won't let them."
The Google chairman of Google also offered praise about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who recently resigned as CEO.
"It's certainly the best performance of a CEO in 50 years," Schmidt reportedly said. "We've all benefited from the tremendous innovation at Apple. And I say this as a very proud former board member at Apple."
Earlier this year, Schmidt was replaced as Google CEO by Larry Page, one of the founders of the search giant. Schmidt now serves as the company's executive chairman, handling deals, partnerships, customers, business relationships, and government outreach.
Schmidt's comments came during a question-and-answer session with Salesforce.com Chief Executive Marc Benioff. Schmidt stepped down from the Apple board in 2009, as Google continued to encroach on Apple's businesses with Android and Chrome OS.
Updated: The original Bloomberg story contained a misquote and was later updated to fix the error. AppleInsider has updated its story accordingly.
"I was on the board until I couldn't stay on the board anymore," Schmidt reportedly said.
Once close partners, Apple and Google have become fierce rivals since devices running the Google Android mobile operating system began competing with Apple's iPhone.
"We did not enter the search business; they entered the phone business," Jobs allegedly said of Google during a company meeting in 2010. "Make no mistake, Google wants to kill the iPhone. We won't let them."
The Google chairman of Google also offered praise about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who recently resigned as CEO.
"It's certainly the best performance of a CEO in 50 years," Schmidt reportedly said. "We've all benefited from the tremendous innovation at Apple. And I say this as a very proud former board member at Apple."
Earlier this year, Schmidt was replaced as Google CEO by Larry Page, one of the founders of the search giant. Schmidt now serves as the company's executive chairman, handling deals, partnerships, customers, business relationships, and government outreach.
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"We've all benefited from the tremendous innovation at Apple. And I say this as a very proud former board member at Apple."
No kidding! What a jerk.
Tosser!
The ORIGINAL headline said "stand" (I think it was AP).
They corrected it to say something like, "I stayed on the board as long as I could until I couldn't stay anymore."
He went on to praise his time on the Apple board and it was clear that he "left" for competitive reasons and not because he "couldn't stand" being on Apple's board.
"I was on the board until I couldn't stand the board anymore," Schmidt said, according to Bloomberg.
or until they kicked you out.
"It's certainly the best performance of a CEO in 50 years," Schmidt reportedly said. "We've all benefitted from the tremendous innovation at Apple. And I say this as a very proud former board member at Apple."
It's good to be honest, isn't it?
They corrected it to say something like, "I stayed on the board as long as I could until I couldn't stay anymore."
This more like it. It suit a weasel character like Eric more.
(Surely he is Google's Balmer, or is that unfair on MS's chief?)
EDIT - So, perhaps he was misquoted.
Not to mention their ideas.
There sure are a lot of sandy vaginas on AI today.
lol
really? the guy is a saint. He used privileged information to stab Apple and make google buy android and invest in the mobile arena and then transformed android in an iOS ripoff. Not to mention GoogleTV. What a saint.
Android was purchased in 2005. Apple changed the mobile landscape and ALL competitors had to shift focus to even cobsider competition with Apple. If Android hadn't transformed from hideous to...well. less hideous and more touch friendly Android wouldn't have survived.
If you honestly believe that Schmidt stole information from Apple and somehow got away Scott free you are mistaken. Apple is far too proud for that. And if that is proven to be the case then he deserves whatever legal ramifications there are.
but do far nothing beyond speculation from Apple fans supports this claim.
I'm willing to bet it's not true. You?
At least the San Francisco paper that made the erroneous quote the headline has now corrected it.
Amazing how a one word error in a headline can change the entire meaning.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...QQ2V22731A.DTL
There sure are a lot of sandy vaginas on AI today.
Just trying to picture that!
There sure are a lot of sandy vaginas on AI today.
Sandy Vagina... wasn't she in an old James Bond movie?
However, he most definitely said STAY on the board and not STAND.
He had nothing but good things to say Steve Jobs, Apple, and Apple's products.
He was not so kind to Steve Balmer and Sarah Palin.
I definitely left the keynote with a lot more respect for him than when I went in.