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How many Bloody Marys have you had? - Richard Faria, Temonmichi
Google's OS could cause trouble for Apple
GOOGLE'S nice shiny new operating system might cause a headache or two for its long time ally Apple.
This is not because it might kick the stuffing out of OSX, but rather that it might attract the closer eye of regulators into the cosy relationship that exists between the two companies.
Regulators at the Federal Trade Commission are already investigating whether Google and Apple are violating antitrust laws by sharing two board members, Eric Schmidt, chief executive of Google, and Arthur Levinson, chief executive of Genentech.
Google and Apple both make software for smart phones. In their defence Schmidt and Levinson have said that they don't sit in on meetings where the Iphone is discussed.
However with Google making its own operating system then Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act, which addresses companies with "interlocking directorates" is more likely to come into play.
People investigating if Schmidt and Levinson are currently breaking the Clayton Act are now thinking that the problem has become much bigger, according to the New York Times.
Andrew Gavil, an antitrust specialist and a professor at Howard University School of Law said that the more overlap there is in two companies' products and marketing strategy, the more the FTC might get concerned about a violation of Section 8. µ
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GApple allicance? And for 2 decades we though the WinTel alliance was the spawn of evil....
... god help us all from the Smug Do-no evilers.
Um, how is this new Google OS going to kick OS now? Google is being designed for NetBooks first, I doubt it will have anywhere near the refinement & usefulness OSX has, esp. in the heavy-application department.
It will take some time for google to get this product to the same level as OSX. It is not going to kick OSX by any means, not for some time. Stop overhyping this thing already and assuming it will dominate when you know absolutely NOTHING about it.
"I doubt it will have anywhere near the refinement & usefulness OSX has, esp. in the heavy-application department"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
That is all.
Hopefully section 8 was written in a sensible manner so that it only applies if the companies are both SELLING similar products as opposed to giving them away....
I love it when someone gets so enraged by a headline that they can't even wait read the article before responding. Congratulations on missing the point by so much that the next article had to duck.
Lay off the coffee.
If I was a stock holder of Google I would be unhappy that my CEO has a vested interest in a competing product to succeed. What does that spell for him at Google if a couple of his products competes and yet he works for both of them. How could I trust that he wont get a nudge by other board members to stop making chrome, or android. I think he either needs to resign as CEO or quit at apple so that he doesn't get in a situation like that.
You might want to read the article first before you comment. You're comments are not related to its point in any way, shape, form or fashion.