Electronista reports, “Ultimately, Page and Brin settled on current Google CEO Eric Schmidt.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: The operative word being “settled.” Every morning, Eric T. Mole looks in the mirror and knows his position was turned down by Steve Jobs.
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“[Page and Brin] were impressed that Schmidt had attended the hippy art festival Burning Man in Black Rock Desert, Nevada.”
Impressing!
“[Page and Brin] were impressed that Schmidt had attended the hippy art festival Burning Man in Black Rock Desert, Nevada.”
Impressing!
@ Asterix,
It made him look cooler than they thought.
@ Asterix,
It made him look cooler than they thought.
@Big Als MBP: It made him look cooler than he IS.
@Big Als MBP: It made him look cooler than he IS.
Reportedly, Schmidt just “visits” it, he never sleeps there, but in a hotel 2h away…
Reportedly, Schmidt just “visits” it, he never sleeps there, but in a hotel 2h away…
The implication is they ‘interviewed’ Jobs. Wouldn’t that have been ‘begged’?
The implication is they ‘interviewed’ Jobs. Wouldn’t that have been ‘begged’?
I asked Steve to take over our family business too, but he said “No.” to that as well. Party Pooper.
I asked Steve to take over our family business too, but he said “No.” to that as well. Party Pooper.
Only later did Page and Brin realize that Schmidt went to Burning Man dressed as a Pink Cowboy!
Only later did Page and Brin realize that Schmidt went to Burning Man dressed as a Pink Cowboy!
This explains a lot. Looks like Eric want to prove his selection the right one. Page and Brin may in time not think so.
This explains a lot. Looks like Eric want to prove his selection the right one. Page and Brin may in time not think so.
My question is why did they think Jobs would accept the Google CEO position?
My question is why did they think Jobs would accept the Google CEO position?
Google needs a serious kick in the ass…and I don’t mean a jump start. I have spent about a million $ with them in search over the past 2 years and have seen and read about some ohe heaviest handed ways they deal with fairly simple issues. I believe they think they are above the law. I mean…spying on people’s emails and gathering wireless information. I don’t think Steve Jobs would have done these things. Their mantra “Do No Harm” reminds me of another famous quote “I am not a crook”.
Google needs a serious kick in the ass…and I don’t mean a jump start. I have spent about a million $ with them in search over the past 2 years and have seen and read about some ohe heaviest handed ways they deal with fairly simple issues. I believe they think they are above the law. I mean…spying on people’s emails and gathering wireless information. I don’t think Steve Jobs would have done these things. Their mantra “Do No Harm” reminds me of another famous quote “I am not a crook”.
By the time Schmidt discovered burning man, everyone there was his age.
By the time Schmidt discovered burning man, everyone there was his age.
@Asterix
Burning Man is not just a hippy thing. The prime movers have become the Bay Area technology crowd, who get to indulge their repressed Luddite side. They have overwhelmed the San Francisco counter culture artists.
@Asterix
Burning Man is not just a hippy thing. The prime movers have become the Bay Area technology crowd, who get to indulge their repressed Luddite side. They have overwhelmed the San Francisco counter culture artists.
The Google founders really are brilliant, in a “we do evil” kind of way. Since Steve Jobs declined to lead Google, they looked for a mole to sit on Apple’s board to draft off of Job’s brilliant vision of where the digital future is headed.