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    Image of psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!
    11/06/09

    In reply to Eric Schmidt Takes The Gloves Off with Microsoft
    Gloves huh? Now if only he could to take his face off......and reveal that he's an ANDROIDt!

    *disco ball drops from ceiling and everyone begins to dance*
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    Image of nowayman nowayman
    11/06/09

    In reply to Eric Schmidt Takes The Gloves Off with Microsoft
    I say this as someone who is very, very, wary of using Google for everything:

    It's true. Responding to Ballmer quotes is intensely difficult.

    Sometimes he outright shoots his mouth off, such as when talking about Winmo 7 or Blu Ray on the 360.

    Other times his statements regarding the US economy are cryptic for anyone hoping to see real leadership from CEO's instead of investor-speak for status quo.

    He's a terrible CEO, in charge of a company that I actually like. Bill Gates at least saw the big picture, allocated resources, and followed through on his vision. Every time.

    The only time I think it's apt to take Ballmer seriously is the one time NO ONE took him seriously. When he was shouting "developers! Developers!" Well, that's remarkably true now, from app stores to Mozilla add-ons, the world belongs to developers and Google developers.
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    Curves promoted this comment Edited by nowayman at 11/06/09 1:00 PM nowayman was starred nowayman was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/06/09

    In reply to Eric Schmidt Takes The Gloves Off with Microsoft
    Well it would only make sense that a Google CEO, of all companies, would obey one of the primary rules of the internet:

    Don't feed the trolls.
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    Image of 32ndnote 32ndnote
    11/06/09

    @OCEntertainment: Having the right fist of righteousness and the banhammer on the left, he must have a pretty good idea of how things should go.

    Al Gore invented the internet, but Eric Schmidt made it. #google
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/06/09

    @OCEntertainment: Yes, leave the troll feeding to we, the snarky commentards. #google
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/09/09

    In reply to Chrome for Mac Coming in Months Says Guy Nominally in Charge of Google
    With Safari working so well on OS X, and Firefox providing the lion's share of custom options with Camino lurking somewhere in the bushes, I wonder how much adoption Chrome would even see on Mac.
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    10/09/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: there is the curiosity factor. google's offerings generate buzz, and for that alone, many people will at least try it out.
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    Image of Heliophage Heliophage
    10/07/09

    In reply to Well, This Explains So Much About Google
    I still have an install of Keyhole NV on an old computer. I liked it better before everyone else knew about it too. :/
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    Image of EpiphyteCorp. EpiphyteCorp.
    10/07/09

    In reply to Well, This Explains So Much About Google
    "And then Larry showed up one day without Sergey and I was like, 'Hey Larry, where's your pal Sergey?' Larry looked at me, half-grinning, and said to me, he said 'I killed him. Shot him dead actually' and I was like 'Well crap, Larry, you flippin' shot him?' 'Yea.... but right after I did it I bought Google Portfolio.' I asked him how much and he said" (laughs a bit to himself) "He said 'I bought it with the twenty-bucks Sergey had in his coat pocket!'....(shakes his head, smiling) I tell you what, (laughs again to himself) you never know what to expect around here. We sure do have our fun....."
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    jinushaun promoted this comment EpiphyteCorp. was starred EpiphyteCorp. was unstarred
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    10/07/09

    In reply to Well, This Explains So Much About Google
    -So, I never went back to work for Lieutenant Dan. Though he did take care of my Bubba-Gump money. He got me invested in some kind of fruit company. And so then I got a call from him saying we don't have to worry about money no more. And I said, "That's good. One less thing."
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    Image of gemcosta gemcosta
    10/07/09

    In reply to Well, This Explains So Much About Google
    Schmidt never struck me as a guy who's got a strangle hold on his company.
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    08/07/09

    In reply to Google's Eric Schmidt Paid in Apple Products
    $8,700 in Apple gear wouldn't get you much.
    Still I guess if it was the reverse Jobs leaving Google's board I don't think they'd have anything of monetary value (beyond stocks) to give him as a leaving present.
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    08/07/09

    In reply to Google's Eric Schmidt Paid in Apple Products
    so 1 laptop?
    joookes!
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    08/04/09

    In reply to Eric Schmidt Should've Left Sooner
    Both sides did the right thing.
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    Image of Maori_Yelir Maori_Yelir
    08/04/09

    In reply to Eric Schmidt Should've Left Sooner
    It's essentially the same relationship Bill Gates had with Apple back in the 80's. What Microsoft exploited (And now Google is going to exploit) is the outside competing interests that Apple doesn't work with. Bill Gates knew where the money was and he knew that if he made software that ran on machines made outside of Apple he had plenty of money to be made.

    Apple does everything in house and it's both a blessing when it works but a curse when an outsider exploits them by taking their genuis to other companies where there is more money to flow. Apple made their OS, Bill Gates went to IBM with his and now Windows runs on 90% of computers. Apple makes their Iphone and Google creates Androd which multiple companies are picking up, not just one. It might not show now but if Andorid continues to gain momentum down the road it may be the defacto OS on most smartphones and market share means a lot.
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    spannu promoted this comment Edited by Maori_Yelir at 08/04/09 11:31 AM Maori_Yelir was starred Maori_Yelir was unstarred
    Image of zeroprime zeroprime
    08/04/09

    In reply to Eric Schmidt Should've Left Sooner
    It's not really a loophole if it's expressly stated and the company's operation fits directly within the terms set forward by the law.
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    08/04/09

    @zeroprime: The issue is that the law was written at a time when Google quasi-free business model didn't exist yet. It's not clear how to apply a law written to bust up commodity companies to a digital giant like Google. They've erred on the side of whatever works for them.
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    08/04/09

    In reply to Eric Schmidt Should've Left Sooner
    Probably too much glowering over coffee and that Apple Brown Betty they serve on meeting days.
    I'm sure there are work-arounds if they still want to pass each other notes. ;)
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    08/03/09

    In reply to Google CEO Eric Schmidt Resigns From Apple Board
    I think what broke the camel's back (or Job's back) was GV not getting approved for the Apps store and then getting investigated by the FCC. Job's probably said fuck Google and the FCC, I'm kicking Schimdt out. As a board member, he's making life more difficult for me instead of making it easier.
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