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There are two things here that are new. Firstly it's got an international angle, and laws around the world do definitely differ on things like poaching and anti
by fidotron 13y ago
There are two things here that are new. Firstly it's got an international angle, and laws around the world do definitely differ on things like poaching and anti-competes.
More interesting is Alan Eustace's comment about the value of the Apple relationship to Google, in 2006. Were they really that close? I struggle to think of why they viewed their relationship as of particular strategic importance at that time.
- fiatmoney 13y agoEric Schmidt was on their board.
- sytelus 13y agoApple was putting Google Search and Maps in front and center of iPhone experience among other things. This would be hugely valuable relationship, ofcourse.
- minwcnt5 13y agoThe iPhone didn't come out until 2007.
- mynameisvlad 13y agoThat partnership didn't come about on the day the iPhone was released. It had to have been brewing for quite some time.
- malandrew 13y agoWhat shocked me is that Steve was seen as such a sociopath that he didn't even dare go back and ask why out of fear of messing up whatever relationship he had with Steve and Apple.