Google CEO Schmidt to Discuss Board Seat With Apple

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 10, 2009 - 9:49am.

Sun Valley, Idaho - Google (NASD: GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt, who also holds a seat on the board of directors at Apple (NASD: AAPL), said that he plans to discuss that position with the company in light of Google's announcement this week that it is developing an operating system for netbooks, The Wall Street Journal reported. Schmidt made the remark during the Sun Valley conference on Thursday.

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly talking with Google over the potential for conflict of interest with regard to Schmidt's dual roles at Google and Apple.

Schmidt has reportedly recused himself from discussions at Apple concerning the iPhone, as Google now offers the Android mobile phone operating system.

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Published in DMW Daily, July 10, 2009

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