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Andrew Munchbach |Apr 4th, 2011 at 06:50PM
Notice anything different with Google today? No? Neither did we. As announced back in January, Google co-founder Larry Page re-assumed his role as CEO of the Internet search giant today. The company’s former CEO, Eric Schmidt, will move to the position of Executive Chairman. “We’ve been talking about how best to simplify our management structure and speed up decision making for a long time,” said Schmidt during the company’s Q4 earnings call back in January. “By clarifying our individual r...
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Andrew Munchbach |Jan 20th, 2011 at 04:18PM
During its Q4 earnings disclosure, Google announced that co-founder Larry Page will take over the CEO role effective, April 4th, from Eric Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt will remain with the company and assume the role of Executive Chairman, “focusing externally on deals, partnerships, customers and broader business relationships, government outreach and technology thought leadership.”“We’ve been talking about how best to simplify our management structure and speed up decision making for a long ...
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Andrew Munchbach |Sep 7th, 2010 at 10:36AM
Reuters U.K. is reporting that Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, has stated that his company’s Google TV will debut in the U.S. “this autumn.” Speaking at IFA in Berlin, Schmidt told journalists, “we will work with content providers but it is very unlikely that we will get into actual content production.” The CEO said the new TV-based service would allow for full internet browsing and be available to a variety of electronic manufacturers for use. Add television to the list of fr...
Opinions
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Andrew Munchbach |Mar 26th, 2010 at 04:28PM
There has been quite a bit of noise around the purported relationship, or lack thereof, between Apple CEO Steven P. Jobs and Google CEO Eric E. Schmidt. The reported “feud” is based on a series of events — namely Google releasing a phone OS, Schmidt stepping down from Apple’s board, and Jobs calling Google’s motto “bullshit” — but it has yet to impact any services or products the two companies offer. Apple still bundles its iPhone OS with Google as the default s...
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Zach Epstein |Aug 3rd, 2009 at 10:24AM
A popular topic of discussion lately in every corner of the Web has been Eric Schmidt’s position on Apple’s Board of Directors and the many possible conflicts it now presents. While opinions have varied, most take the stance that Google’s business has begun to overlap with Apple’s in too many key areas and as such, Schmidt’s role with the company is no longer appropriate. Well, the debate is over. Apparently, Google’s CEO and the Cupertino crew finally came to their senses....
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Zach Epstein |Jul 10th, 2009 at 05:30PM
Apparently the only way to stop people from continuously sending this tip in is to run it, so here we go: Eric Schmidt was caught rocking a BlackBerry. Oooooooo. Sure Google’s CEO can have his pick from the current stock of Android-powered handsets and likely from amongst a handful of unannounced devices as well. It would appear as though Schmidt knows what everyone else in the free world knows, however — if you want to get stuff done, use a BlackBerry. We imagine Schmidt has a handful of Android ...