What took them so long?
Well, it's a relationship that is certainly mutually beneficial in 1,000 ways. Public outcry is undoubtedly the only reason they're doing it.
Dr. Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors
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#22A little OT.But I think it is really, really cool that a very technical person is acknowledged to be a capable CEO. Many companies still consider technical people incapable to be leaders (just by definition). Agree some techies may not have the desire or the social skills to lead but not all techies are like that.
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think there's probably more to the whole Google Voice thing than is, uhh, on the surface. ;-) I suspect even if Google knew that the application would be rejected that they still would have developed it to start a PR coup to knock the iPhone off of its pedestal. I don't think Google really cares all that much about Google Voice in isolation -- it's of limited strategic value by itself. But if you see it as part of…
i would say it is of maximal strategic value. knowing who calls who is the ultimate social graph. note the analytics news out of ibm re snazzy.
and what better way to target ads to them than to know exactly what they are talking about?
Re: Dr. Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors
#24Now tell me that this has nothing to do with the recent events (the Google Voice removal from the App Store).
Google Voice is irrelevant to this decision. Schmidt has been recusing himself from all things iPhone related since Anroid. Now he has to recuse himself from all things MacOS related. (I doubt the board discusses Safari and iWork, but they overlap as well) I imagine his presence also constrains the board during general topics. Many relevant asides are foreclosed.
I guess he could stay for laptop and desktop hardware strategy and non-product business issues, but he is increasingly unable to apply the special insight that made him valuable as a board member.
Re: Dr. Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors
#25Fake Steve Jobs must be ready to explode right around now.
Yeah, since he's been saying Eric is 'dead to me' for quite a while. Still one of the best tech 'gossip' blogs out there.
Re: Dr. Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors
#26What took them so long?
Well, it's a relationship that is certainly mutually beneficial in 1,000 ways. Public outcry is undoubtedly the only reason they're doing it.
Could be. Possibly there is some real problem with being on the board of directors of a company that is now directly in competition with the company that you are CEO of.
I can't imagine Schmidt was very happy when Apple turned down the google voice application, but at the same time I don't think he was surprised.
Also, this could be the prelude to Google suing Apple over this.
Re: Dr. Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors
#27What took them so long?
Guess the GV thing was the tip of the iceberg for him.
To be honest, A lot of people are blaming Apple for the whole Google Voice thing - I'm pretty sure that Apple were pressured to remove it by AT&T. Skype only got away with being published because it only works for calls over wifi.
As for all the other GV apps, I'm pretty sure they were only removed because AT&T became aware of them as a side effect of the official app being published.
Re: Dr. Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, it's a relationship that is certainly mutually beneficial in 1,000 ways. Public outcry is undoubtedly the only reason they're doing it.
Could be. Possibly there is some real problem with being on the board of directors of a company that is now directly in competition with the company that you are CEO of. I can't imagine Schmidt was very happy when Apple turned down the google voice application, but at the same time I don't think he was surprised. Also, this could be the prelude to Google suing Apple over this.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. There's certainly moral problems with being on a competitor's board, but it's definitely advantageous for business purposes for as long as you can get away with it.
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#29A little OT.But I think it is really, really cool that a very technical person is acknowledged to be a capable CEO. Many companies still consider technical people incapable to be leaders (just by definition). Agree some techies may not have the desire or the social skills to lead but not all techies are like that.
I agree fully.
Re: Dr. Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think there's probably more to the whole Google Voice thing than is, uhh, on the surface. ;-) I suspect even if Google knew that the application would be rejected that they still would have developed it to start a PR coup to knock the iPhone off of its pedestal. I don't think Google really cares all that much about Google Voice in isolation -- it's of limited strategic value by itself. But if you see it as part of…
i would say it is of maximal strategic value. knowing who calls who is the ultimate social graph. note the analytics news out of ibm re snazzy.
> knowing who calls who is the ultimate social graph.
Reading HN today has paid off I see. That's a brilliant insight.