This is EXCELLENT news, and can only be made better by getting rid of him entirely. Google went from a "do no evil" company to a "greed is good" company under Schmidt's rule.
ALPHABET TOTALLY LOSES ITS SCHMIDT: Exec chairman Eric quits
Eric Schmidt has quit as executive chairman of Alphabet, Google's post-restructuring parent. Schmidt – who served as Google's adult supervision and CEO from 2001 through 2011 before stepping back to enjoy time as exec chairman of the board and billionaire – will remain a board member. After officially stepping down from the …
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Friday 22nd December 2017 13:46 GMT Flakk
Usually, when someone steps down like this, there is a major scandal on the horizon.
Sometimes terminal illness is also a factor. I think Schmidt's cavalier attitude toward privacy is revolting, but I don't wish him dead.... merely in a position where he can do less harm.
You've done Google stockholders a service, Eric. Well done, I guess. Now go away.
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Saturday 23rd December 2017 20:17 GMT Kevin McMurtrie
"If anything Google are more open and honest about things than the other big players I mentioned."
You don't know anything about Google. Google is open and honest about a just enough things to make it appear that they're not being evil. They're also collecting huge amounts of personal data that isn't disclosed, they're associating personal data in clever ways that potentially reveals much more than they disclose, and they lie to their advertising customers about how accurate their information is.
People say that personal data spying is a fair trade for a free product. That's fine until Google starts dominating markets and there are no spying-free alternatives. Did you know that Apple and Google refuses to offer microSD cards so you're connected to their cloud more often? Did you know that the headphone jack is being removed so that Bluetooth beacon detection works more often? Do you really think that self-driving car technology won't coerce you into taking sponsored routes? It goes on forever.
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Friday 22nd December 2017 08:25 GMT Anonymous Coward
Re: "Been spending a lot of time on - 'Philanthropy'" ???
Schmidt is Bill Gates II. But will he wake up and see the harm caused from selling everyone's privacy to Ad men?
Why would he? He made his money off off it without any consequences. Gates was even given a knighthood for his ability to squeeze money out of the educational system and then give a fraction of it back for a building in his name.
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Friday 22nd December 2017 07:49 GMT Anonymous Coward
Then end is Nigh (hopefully)
For your spying on all of us.
Good riddance I say.
Once upon a time, you were seen as a shining light.
Now all your slurping makes you a sticky mess. Too many fingers in too many pies makes you fat and bloated.
Your time is over big 'G'.
Give us all a great christmas by announcing that you will cease ALL operations by 31st Dec 2018.
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Tuesday 26th December 2017 10:01 GMT John Smith 19
"I cannot see Google change a winning formula if they are still getting away with it."
Exactly.
If a US corporation is legally a "citizen" their default personality is psychopathic.
The history of Corporate behaviour is that they will in practice (not in theory).
a) Do whatever they can get away with to maximize profits.
b) Deny they are doing anything wrong unless you have cast iron proof, and probably still lie about it even then.
What sort of personality type does that sound like to you?
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