Google boss won't quit Apple job

Google boss won’t quit Apple job

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says he will not resign his Apple board position despite a government inquiry. The Federal Trade Commission is looking at a possible breach of antitrust laws given Mr Schmidt's directorships at Google and Apple. Both companies have competing browsers and phone opera

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Oracle gets Sun for $7.4 billion, MySQL for $0

Oracle gets Sun for $7.4 billion, MySQL for $0

With Monday's announcement that Oracle is acquiring Sun for $7.4 billion, however, Oracle is signaling its own "iPod moment," seeking to compete with Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and others in integrated hardware/software systems. It's a bold move, and not for the faint of heart. But then, no o

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