Google CEO Eric Schmidt has resigned from the Apple board today over “conflict of interest”.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs recently stated that:

“Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple’s core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse  himself from even larger portions of our meetings due to potential conflicts of interest.”

It makes sense though. You can’t have your own operating system that could challenge Apple and think you’ll still be welcomed on their board. You’ll have to resign. Anyway, Apple has to deal with another problem: Windows 7. And now Chrome OS.

But you can be sure that this will be a very long and interesting war, don’t forget Apple recently rejected the Google Voice app for “suspicious reasons”. And the FCC investigation over the Google Voice app. And Google’s Chrome OS. And the Andriod OS.

It’s a good strategic decision for a company like Google that could challenge Microsoft and Apple in the OS market.

Or is it??

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