Eric Schmidt only has a few more months to call himself CEO of Google, but contrary to some reports, he won’t be stepping away when he
hands said title over to Larry Page. Not even close, in fact. In a lengthy talk with
The Telegraph at the World Economic Forum last week, the Google bigwig discussed everything from his own future to the future of technology, and just about everything in between. While we’d highly recommend peeking the source link for the full scoop, there are a few gems worth separating. He made crystal clear that he’s not “semi-retiring,” and there was absolutely no fear about competition from Facebook in the decision. In fact, he feels that increased interest in Facebook will inevitably lead to increased interest in Google. Speaking about the future of search and social, he noted that from now on, “you need never be lonely,” carefully adding that location-based activities will be there to bolster one’s digital experience so long as they wish to opt-in. He also threw the gents and gals at Cupertino quite the bone, despite the fact that Google and Apple
have had their own differences over the years. According to Eric:
posted Feb 5th 2011 11:58PM
