Eric Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, it to resign from the board of directors of Apple inc. Apple have said that the resignation is due to increased competition between the two companies. Does Apple’s refusal to include Google voice in the iTunes store have anything to do with this shock decision?
The FCC is currently investigating the ban of Google Voice from Apples world famous iTunes store, the investigation centres around “how the decision to ban Google voice was decided” and “on what grounds?”

Steve Jobs, Apples CEO said that the decision was based on Google’s recent unveiling of a new computer operating system.

“we have mutually decided that now is the right time for Eric to resign his position on Apple’s Board.”

“Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple’s core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS (software for mobile phones and computers, respectively), 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,” Jobs said in a statement on Monday.

It does seem as though both parties have parted way under a cloud of competition, but why would Apple feel threatened by Google, even with the announcement of an up and coming new computer operating system? And is the current ban on Google Voice a result of bad blood between the two companies?

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