Android growth set to ‘explode’
Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, says Android, the company's mobile operating system, is set to "explode." But what does explosive growth on a broadly-installed open-source operating system for phones exactly mean for the ecosystem at large? We bring in Jason Snell of Macworld, and Tom Merritt of CNET to break down what's next for Android.
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Eric Schmidt worked on Apple board for pittance
BusinessWeek took a look at Apple's SEC filings and noted Eric Schmidt, current Google CEO and former Apple board member, actually didn't make any extra cash or stock incentives from serving on Apple's board. The mag notes Schmidt turned down the standard 30,000 options Apple offers its board members, but instead Schmidt actually purchased his own shares on the open market.
Schmidt didn't go home completely empty handed though, he took home $8,700 in computer hardware, and a mysterious gift valued at $7,500.
Jobs sends Schmidt up creek: What’s next for Google / Apple?
Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, is now an ex-board member for Apple. In the past, the two companies had been veritable best buds, working on projects like YouTube tightly integrated into the original iPhone, not to mention Google Maps. Now, it seems as if the honeymoon is over, as the two companies increasingly eye each others' market share in spaces like mobile, where Google's Android OS is seen as a credible threat to iPhone. What's next for Schmidt, and how do things look post boardroom battle? We ask Kevin Tofel of JKOnTheRun.com and Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group their takes on the future of tech, now that Apple and Google are less closely drawn together.
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Eric Schmidt to resign from Apple board
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Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, will now resign from Apple's board effective immediately. Naturally, Apple's statement on the matter doesn't mention the FCC's investigation of Apple's rejection of Google Voice, but the move is widely seen as an expected move, since Apple and Google are now beginning to overlap more than they had in the past.
Is Chrome OS a Google distraction?
Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, told reporters at a press conference he was reluctant to start developing software applications for consumers, and had resisted the eager Google founders' wishes for six years before Chrome saw the light of day. Did he have it right then? Should Google be focusing more on developing software, or defending its core business (search) from its competitors? We ask Ross Rubin from The NPD Group and Kevin Tofel from JKOnTheRun.com.
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