Google CEO joins Apple's board of directors

Apple has announced that Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been elected to Apple's board of directors at their meeting today.

Quotes from Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt on the announcement:

"Eric is obviously doing a terrific job as CEO of Google, and we look forward to his contributions as a member of Apple's board of directors," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Like Apple, Google is very focused on innovation and we think Eric's insights and experience will be very valuable in helping to guide Apple in the years ahead."

"Apple is one of the companies in the world that I most admire," said Eric Schmidt. "I'm really looking forward to working with Steve and Apple's board to help with all of the amazing things Apple is doing."

Interestingly, Schmidt was previously a member of the research staff at the Computer Science Lab at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), where Apple legendarily acquired inspiration for the Mac OS GUI.

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