Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple's Board of Directors.

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple's Board of Directors.

No links yet but yeah!


Steve Jobs: Schmidt's effectiveness as an Apple board member would be diminished as Google "enters more of Apple's core businesses".

Steve Jobs: Schimdt would have to recuse himself from portions of meetings due to possible conflicts of interest.

[Flisker]

At least now there won't be any-more bad press about him being at both companies.

[Tomm]

Guessing it has something to do with them pulling Google Voice applications due to AT&T's whining?

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Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has quit Apple's board of directors because the search giant's business is increasingly competing with Apple's.

Apple boss Steve Jobs said that had Mr Schmidt stayed on, crossovers between the two firms' projects mean he would have to leave chunks of meetings.

Google's Android operating system is used in mobile devices that compete with Apple's iPhone.

Google is also developing an operating system based on its Chrome web browser.

The Federal Trade Commission has been examining whether Google's common ties with Apple might discourage competition.

In May, Mr Schmidt said that he had not contemplated stepping down as an Apple director because he did not see the company as a "primary competitor".

The decision for him to depart was a mutual one, Mr Jobs said.

Google is beginning to promote its Google Voice service - which assigns a phone number to users, who can let the user divert calls to that number to other phone lines.

Last week the Federal Communications Commission wrote to Apple and Google seeking more information about Apple's rejection of a Google Voice application for the iPhone.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8181943.stm

[Jahova]

Shame. A real shame.

[Recursion]

It's brilliant for us Android users