The Federal Trade Commission in the United States has started an inquiry into the close ties between the boards of Apple and Google. They are wondering if the close ties constitute a violation of antitrust laws now that the two companies are increasingly participating in the same markets.
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Yes, I don't imagine that, say, Amazon relishes the idea of an Mac OS tablet PC that can do e-books better than the Kindle, the e-books being supplied by Google. Quite hard to see how folks sitting on the same boards could keep all that separate, but what do I know. A strict separation does sound a good idea even if only to ensure that folks stay well above suspicion.
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They are barred from conflict of interest meetings.
However, I wouldn't blink an eye if Schmidt were told to resign.
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Although I see the links between the two, I do think the accusations is a stretch of the imagination. The equivalence of their accusations would be me to claim that because there are directors on different software companies, they all refuse to support Linux, Conclusion: they are working with Microsoft to prop up their monopoly in the operating system business.
I support the need for oversight but at the same time I think that one needs to realise that there are 'investigations' that go on all the time based on complaints raised. This complaint may or may not even be valid - just like when an SEC does an investigation and find there is nothing untoward taken place in the financial reporting.
So I think people need to stand back, take a deep breath and realise that this is only an investigation - innocent till proven guilty.
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