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From my (very limited) perspective, this seems to be mostly publicly clarifying the roles they were already effectively serving in their ad hoc division of labo

From my (very limited) perspective, this seems to be mostly publicly clarifying the roles they were already effectively serving in their ad hoc division of labor for a while. Larry has been the most involved in the technology details, Sergey has been the most involved in the blue-sky new projects, and Eric has been the most involved in the interaction between Google and other entities (as well as very high level direction.)

powrtoch 16y ago
Agreed. It seems like it may just be a PR move... Larry doesn't have Eric's growing reputation for slight creepiness. People might like the idea (whether it's true or not) that he's the one making all the calls.
- leoc 16y ago
  But on the other side of the coin, this makes it a bit harder for Good Czar Larry to hide behind nasty old Eric Schmidt whenever Google does something inept or morally questionable.
  - borism 16y ago
    well maybe that's the point?
    - leoc 16y ago
      I'd like to think so, but it seems very unlikely.
    - mmaunder 16y ago
      I'm reminded of the quote "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.".
      - angstrom 16y ago
        Santa Clause?
        mmaunder 16y ago
        Almost.
        raganwald 16y ago
        You can't fool me, there ain't no Sanity Clause--Chico Marx, "A Night at the Opera"
    - smysore 16y ago
      yup -- there's a thin line between "Don't be evil" and "Do good"
- moultano 16y ago
  I like both of them, I think they are both usually right or at least I'm confident that they've thought about things thoroughly. Larry though in general is much less guarded when he speaks. He talks a lot more like an engineer, which I think contributes substantially to his likability. He might say things that are controversial, but he's curt enough that he's not going to be misunderstood. If people disagree with him, they're a lot more likely to be disagreeing with what he actually believes rather than how the he's been sound-bited.

powrtoch 16y ago

Agreed. It seems like it may just be a PR move... Larry doesn't have Eric's growing reputation for slight creepiness. People might like the idea (whether it's true or not) that he's the one making all the calls.

leoc 16y ago
But on the other side of the coin, this makes it a bit harder for Good Czar Larry to hide behind nasty old Eric Schmidt whenever Google does something inept or morally questionable.
- borism 16y ago
  well maybe that's the point?
  - leoc 16y ago
    I'd like to think so, but it seems very unlikely.
  - mmaunder 16y ago
    I'm reminded of the quote "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.".
    - angstrom 16y ago
      Santa Clause?
      - mmaunder 16y ago
        Almost.
      - raganwald 16y ago
        You can't fool me, there ain't no Sanity Clause--Chico Marx, "A Night at the Opera"
  - smysore 16y ago
    yup -- there's a thin line between "Don't be evil" and "Do good"
moultano 16y ago
I like both of them, I think they are both usually right or at least I'm confident that they've thought about things thoroughly. Larry though in general is much less guarded when he speaks. He talks a lot more like an engineer, which I think contributes substantially to his likability. He might say things that are controversial, but he's curt enough that he's not going to be misunderstood. If people disagree with him, they're a lot more likely to be disagreeing with what he actually believes rather than how the he's been sound-bited.