There's a set of people who are intrinsic oppositionists to everything Google does. Eric Schmidt googleintrinsicoppositionist Change image and share on social
A lot of the Google inventions came from engineers just screwing around with ideas. And then management would see them, and we'd say, 'Boy, that's interesting. Let's add some more engineers.' Eric Schmidt addboyengineer Change image and share on social
I do want to emphasize that we've seen an explosion in the use of Google Maps and Google Earth for education. The earth is a special place. It is our home and it's why we're all here. And the ability to see what's really going on the earth, the good stuff and the bad stuff, at the level that you can, is phenomenal. Eric Schmidt abilitybadearth share on social
If you think about the history of the PC industry, the PC industry has essentially been nothing but acquisitions by one company or another. Dell is the outlier. Dell built its own culture. They automated themselves to be the most efficient manufacturer. Eric Schmidt acquisitionautomatebuild share on social
One of the unintended negative consequences of online advertising has been the loss of value in traditional classifieds. It's simply quicker, simply easier for an end user who's online, on a broadband connection, to look things up and to figure out what they want to buy. Eric Schmidt advertisebroadbandbuy share on social
It's very difficult for governments to dominate the Internet because it's so difficult to control. People want to be free. People want to hear multiple voices. They want to make their own decisions. And people who see things will report things. Eric Schmidt controldecisiondifficult share on social
I think of Google as a set of overlapping things. It's a consumer platform, consumer phenomenon of which search is its fundamental activity, but there are many other things you can do than search... I think of Google as an advertising company who services the broader advertising industry in the ways that you know. Eric Schmidt activityadvertisebroad share on social
The issues of wireless versus wireline gets very messy. And that's really an FCC issue, not a Google issue. Eric Schmidt fccgoogleissue Change image and share on social
When you use Google, do you get more than one answer? Of course you do. Well, that's a bug. We have more bugs per second in the world. We should be able to give you the right answer just once. We should know what you meant. Eric Schmidt answerbuggive share on social
I think I could argue that the press has more impact on politics than corporations. Eric Schmidt arguecorporationimpact Change image and share on social