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Business
4:17AM Adam Frucci | There’s no love lost between Google and Microsoft, at least based on a recent interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt. More »
Eric Schmidt Takes The Gloves Off With Microsoft
4:17AM Adam Frucci | There’s no love lost between Google and Microsoft, at least based on a recent interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt. More » 
Software
Chrome For Mac Coming In Months Says Schmidt
4:05AM Matt Buchanan | I’m not sure how much we can weight we can put in the prognostications of Eric Schmidt, since he doesn’t even know when the company he’s theoretically in charge of buys entire other companies for millions of dollars, BUT if you’re just looking for some hope, he says that Chrome for Mac will be done in months. Not too surprising, though, since the Chromium builds have been getting more solid for a while now. [MediaMemo]
Business
Well, This Explains So Much About Google
10:00AM Matt Buchanan | You know how Google has a tendency to half-ass stuff, like Android out the gate? A little anecdote from CEO Eric Schmidt explains it all: More »
Business
Google’s Eric Schmidt Paid In Apple Products
10:05AM Jason Chen | Eric Schmidt’s compensation for serving on the Apple board? $US8,700 in Apple gear, and a special $US7,500 commemorative gift. Also, Apple secrets he could take back to Google. Probably why he should have left sooner. [BusinessWeek]
Business
12:00AM John Herrman | Everyone’s trying to pinpoint exactly what pushed Eric Schmidt to leave Apple’s board—or Apple to oust him—but whether it was Google Voice or the FCC doesn’t really matter. Eric Schmidt shouldn’t have been there in the first place. More »
Eric Schmidt Should’ve Left Sooner
12:00AM John Herrman | Everyone’s trying to pinpoint exactly what pushed Eric Schmidt to leave Apple’s board—or Apple to oust him—but whether it was Google Voice or the FCC doesn’t really matter. Eric Schmidt shouldn’t have been there in the first place. More »
Business
Google CEO Resigns From Apple Board Over “Conflicts Of Interest”
10:40PM John Herrman | Apple’s just gone public with an announcement that Google CEO Eric Schmidt is stepping down from the Apple Board of Directors to avoid conflicts of interest. To be fair, things must have been getting pretty awkward over there. More »
Business
Google’s CEO Is Using A BLACKBERRY?!
12:40PM Adrian Covert | Here’s a photo of Google CEO Eric Schmidt snapping a pic—with a BLACKBERRY. I know drug dealers are advised not to get high on their supply, but for the rest of the world, I believe it’s strongly encouraged. More »
Press
Google CEO Wants to Be President Obama’s Tech Chief
9:00AM Matt Buchanan | Did you know? Besides sitting on Apple’s board of directors, Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been an informal adviser to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. In fact, he lurves Obama so much that’s he not just going to endorse him (shock, right?) he’s going to actually campaign for him next week. And not just ’cause Obama might be good for business! No, he says he’s “doing this personally.” Very possibly because he wants to be the nation’s very first Chief Technology Officer, a position Obama said he would create last year—maybe not-so-coincidentally right before he paid his first visit to Google!
Online
Google Execs Took 20 Year Blood Oath
1:28AM Mark Wilson | In 2004, just before Google went public, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, along with Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, agreed to run the company together for 20 years. So by the time they can first retire, Page will be 51, Brin will be 50 and Schmidt will be 69. Schmidt, my man. I think you got shafted on this one—especially since your salary is only $1. Over 20 years that’s only like…four McDonald’s value meals. [reuters via I4U] More »
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