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The Wireless Application Marketplace: Apple, Google, Microsoft and RIMM

Schmidt is intelligent, insightful, and a good leader. Doubtless, the Apple board finds him a valued member, even with having to send him to the coke machine sometimes while they talk iPhone vs gPhone.

Is Google in the wireless handset manufacturing business? no. Is Google in the wireless subscriber business? no. Is Apple in the advertising business? no.

Google uses tech, but remember it isn't a computer, software, or cellphone company. Google's revenue comes from one source: advertising. All they want is all the eyeballs in the world. T-Mobile or AT&T can sell devices and run the network, HTC or Apple can make them, so long as the ad sales on those screens is Goog's.