http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/so who to believe, you with one .png image labeled 'att-evil' or a respected iPhone developer who said Apple asked him to provide refunds to those who bought the app? And we're not criticizing Apple at every turn, I think the iPhone is a pretty good product. However their app store policies are kept a closely guarded secret if they even have any, because with some apps it seems unlikely that they have any rules whatsoever except 'It can't compete with us or AT&T'. And why are they even allowed to remove apps because they compete with Apple/AT&T? I would've hoped that they would have got slapped down for that the first time it happened. But competition is GOOD for consumers, and Apple/AT&T aren't providing a competitive platform by rejecting any app they suddenly decide they don't like.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
tools.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
Furthermore, free = no accountability. Imagine a 'call' to customer service:
You -"My email is down and I lost $$$ blah blah gimme gimme"
Google- "It's a free service.... what do you want?"
click.

They are the new Wal-Mart.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
and speaking of which....Apple told Verizon that if they got the iPhone they couldn't control what apps were accepted and what were rejected. Why didn't they do that to AT&T.....??]]>Aug 3rd 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
@Orrett Junior - way less than 10% of readers comment here, so we don't actually know how the other 90% feel. Even in that less-than-10% there are quite a few people (including me) who do not hate Paul. Some hate him. Many dislike him. Some are ambivalent. Some think he is good for fun and or laughs. I imagine that one or two might even love him. But hated by an entire population? No, not even close.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 4th 2009 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
oh yeah, apple thinks its users are too stupid to differentiate it from Maps]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
Does anyone have an idea of who has the most money? It appears that Google is now "running" the internet like back in the day when all internet traffic seemed to go through Cisco.

My 2 pennies ...]]>Aug 3rd 2009 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/


(aren't they both inherently evil?Both "for" profit company's)]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
At least he made the decision to leave the more evil company.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
WTH are you talking about!!? Hostile territory?! Of course Apple would feel threatened by Google's announcements, they are both competing at some of the same markets! (phone OS, web browsers and even OS). And not to mention that Eric WAS in the Apple's board of directors, that is like having someone listening to every single of your ideas.

This was meant to happen the sooner or later. And Apple is certainly not the evil one this time.

Look around. Google is the one turning evil, nobody else. ]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
AT&Ts response to Google Voice rejection:

""AT&T does not manage or approve applications for the App Store"

Which is also very true. Keep it up Apple and soon you will be faced with more issues than you know what to do with.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
I think that shot was taken during his "Thriller" dance.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/search-engine-market-share.aspx?qprid=5
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2009_Jan_20/ai_n31202990/]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Find one post Bing, Google is still leading. ]]>Aug 3rd 2009 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10286240-75.html

Bing's the one that's falling.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/
Or, maybe Schmidt pissed of Jobs on some petty thing.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/googles-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-over-conflict-of/Aug 3rd 2009 9:58AM