There's a really interesting story in Business Week questioning whether or not Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google can remain on the board of Apple. The major reason being that while Google has been a great supporter of Apple and Apple products, providing lots of software for Apple's music-playing iPhone, notably a tool that lets users watch video from Google's YouTube site, Google is in fact, rapidly moving into areas where they will be in direct conflict with Apple. The biggest impact will be when Google will soon becomes a big backer of a company that could go head-to-head with Apple's U.S. iPhone partner in providing mobile Web access. Google is set to provide $500 million in funding for a joint venture between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire that will provide wireless Internet access at speeds faster than those available over the network run by AT&T, the only authorized U.S. iPhone carrier. And this, in spite of what the Apple Freaks want you to believe has always been the Achilles heel of the iPhone. Look for Schmidt to bale soon.
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It's been a blast, Eric!
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