Eric Schmidt: 'it's Extremely Curious' That Apple Hasn't Yet Sued Goog

December 5, 2012

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Google's [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/24/planetary-resources-asteroid-mining/"]roving[/url] [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/google-teach-first-raspberry-pi/"]uncle[/url], [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/27/caption-contest-eric-schmidt-does-gangnam-style-with-psy/"]Eric Schmidt[/url], has sat down with the [i]Wall Street Journal[/i] to talk about life and times at Mountain View. When asked about the ongoing saga between Apple and Android manufacturers, Schmidt said "it's extremely curious that Apple has chosen to sue [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/24/apple-v-samsung-decision/"]Google's partners[/url] and not Google itself." However, rather than an invitation to a back-alley knife-fight, it seems the company chairman is hoping for a [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/27/googles-eric-schmidt-slams-patent-wars-still-has-nice-things-t/"]peaceful solution[/url] to the pair's enmity. He also talks about the real loser in this global patent conflict -- anyone looking to set up their own device company to follow in the footsteps of Android's daddy, [url="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/danger-co-founders-reunite-with-andy-rubin-at-google-to-focus-on/"]Andy Rubin[/url].