In an interview with TIME, CEO Eric Schmidt offered some comments regarding Apple Computer, Inc.
You recently joined Apple’s board. What interests you about the company?
Schmidt: This is a personal thing. If you’re a director, it’s a personal commitment. Apple is an innovator in its own space. Apple is engaged in probably the most remarkable second act ever seen in technology. Its resurgence is simply phenomenal and extremely impressive.
Would you like to see more partnering between Google and Apple?
Schmidt: Well of course, but we’re already partnered with them.
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Ampar, how about “indefinitely juicy” ( he turns quickly to avoid
puking on his PowerMac )?
Someone could make it their PHd study – Identification of the Ballmer fungus. Perhaps it could be used to synthesize new alternative fuels? Or it may grow and choke out all other life on the planet?
Thorin! Ewwwww!
dogrfriend: Whatever it is, Ballmer will probably call it an innovation and find a way to charge for it.
I thought this is the third act?
Act I – Apple I – III, Lisa, Macintosh
Act II – NeXT
Act III – Apple buys NeXT
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Apple+Google=World Technology Domination.
Google can help Apple with content for iTV (movies, Internet TV channels, video conferencing) and the iPhone (GPS, web content, e-mail, streaming video channels, chat, VOIP). Googleplexes become master hubs for streaming content over the Internet such as Internet TV channels and movie, song downloads, VOIP. Google will have unlimited storage capacity. Apple designs the front end (OS) and hardware consumer devices with Intel. Google provides the backend, content and provides server application support and storage.
Microsoft? Still working on Vista bugs and security.
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