Arthur Levinson departs Google board amid FTC probe
By Darren Murph 
posted October 12th 2009 1:12PM
posted October 12th 2009 1:12PM
We kind of doubt the departure of Genentech's former chief executive from Google's board of directors will close all of this out in the FTC's eyes, but if you were curious about the impact of said probe, here's your answer. Just two months after Google's Eric Schmidt peaced out from Apple's board due to a "conflict of interest," Arthur Levinson has left Google's board for presumably the same reason. Schmidt is still obviously fond of Sir Levinson, noting that he has "has been a key part of Google's success these past five years," and while he's exiting the board, he'll "always have a special place at Google." So, now that all of this is cleared up, can we finally move on without worrying that the aforementioned search giant will buy up the world's remaining inventory of dark fiber, fuse into Apple and create a telepathic iPod that would rule the world until the dawn of the Robot Apocalypse?[Via New York Times]
If i was given the choice, between Apple and Google. I would choose to stay at Google.
They let you bring your dog to work and you get massages on your breaks.
Somehow, I don't think the board members have to worry about such things ;)
zomg they let u bring ur dog to a room !??? wow amazing!! what other perks do they have that you will gloat like a fanboy about? free cafeteria food?
They have dental !
FYI: It is gourmet food made by a chef on Googgleplex. :D
I am sure Apple also treats their employees really well. But I have a thing for Google that makes me Giggle.
They also have a stationary swimming pool.
As opposed to a mobile swimming pool?
No, as opposed as a pool where the water moves , like one of those with artificial waves and endless swimming.
@Andir 3.0: It's like a treadmill...for swimming
Without Schmidt, Larry Page and Sergey Brin matured enough to bring Google into the next level of its business, not just focusing on web apps. Go Google!
To be clear, Schmidt is still at Google and Levinson is still at Apple. They just left the respective companies board because of the FTC probe.
Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google) left Apple's board, not Google.
Not sure if he followed Eric Schmidt's lead. Schmidt left Apple Levinson left Google.
Arthur dont fear the probe.
google is obviously better than apple. they let you bring your dog to work
Yeah, they were talking about that on the Conference Call.....
Moron.
Oh. My. God.
The robotapocalypse tag is hilarious!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-114677087168823466&ei=X6jFStOhIIbalQf5hMDqBg&q=Ipods,+Simpsons&hl=en&client=firefox-a#
He looks like almost every IT guy I've ever seen.
NOCknock @ Oct 12th 2009 3:12PM
"He looks like almost every IT guy I've ever seen."
Absolutely wish more people would realize this...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome
..and thus probably is a babytoucher
that was so anti-semetic....
;)
Apple > Google >>> Roche
I hope this guy dies soon
he looks more like chris parnell...who could or could not be a baby toucher, no idea.