Walt Mossberg of
AllThingD and Kara Swisher had gathered together with Schmidt for a period of
more than an hour, investigating the Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) executive about
his opinions on Google’s presence as a platform firm, some specific queries related
to the relationship of the search engine giant with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and
the smartphone industry.
When it comes to broad
terms, Schmidt has reiterated his theory of ‘gang of four’ that states there
are presently four network platform firms that have exceptional sway in
dictating how the world communicates with consumer electronics and, to a great degree,
with each other. These firms are namely, Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook.
As per Schmidt, Google
is thrashing Apple in terms of users, quoting surveys that reveal Android
devices outnumber their iOS equivalents four to one. He added that the mobile
operating system could see one billion users within the following year.
Schmidt said that there
is a very tough competition right now, especially between Android and Apple
platforms. Google will argue that if users use Chrome platform, he has the most
powerful web browser in the world. Chrome is the #1 browser at the moment.
He also said that the extensive
adoption of Chrome and Google’s reach online has let the firm to offer an superior
set of applications that are based on cloud technology that are only available
on Android platform.
The discussion turned
to Apple’s replacement of the Google Maps on iOS app with the latest iOS 6 Maps.
When the service has been launched apart from the iPhone 5 in September,
consumers had bemoaned the app for its apparently bogus mapping information and
lack of features and other essential details.
Schmidt also commented
on the ongoing patent battles, plenty of which involve Google and Apple
technology. He said that patent litigation has reached a level where smaller
firms cannot protect their inventions anymore.
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