The Pitch – Do you agree about Google’s CEO resigning from Apple’s board?

August 4, 2009 – 10:15 am – No Comment

Do you agree with the “mutual decision” of Eric Schmidt leaving Apple’s Board of Directors?

Question:

Yesterday Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, announced that he would be stepping down from Apple’s board of directors. Do you agree with the move?

Answer:

I do because Google has too much interest in the products and innovations coming out of Apple. Even if Schmidt were to excuse himself from every single meeting when a competing product came up, he would be nearly useless when it came to make board decisions. The seat is better suited for someone else at this time.

I don’t think he should have been on the board for as long as he was. I think that he should have left the board once Android went into development.

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