[jimsimmons]

Larry bought Android without telling Eric even though Eric was the CEO of Google at the time. He is a bean counter and the only form of accountability he knows is billable hours.

[ein0p]

Schmidt is definitely not a bean counter. Under him working at Google was actually enjoyable. Sundar, on the other hand…

[tim_sw]

False. Eric Schmidt is one of the sharper operators in tech and his effect can be seen when Google started declining after 2011 when he stepped down.

[Gud]

Eric Schmidt killed what Google could become by making it the monster it is today. Essentially, he made it into Microsoft when it was on a trajectory to become a glorious Sun.

[tgma]

Wrong. Eric Schmidt might be more of a suit than Larry, but calling him a bean counter is a stretch. He is a Computer Scientist. He has written Lex[1] ffs.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_(software)

P.S. re the Android story, which seems obviously exaggerated, gotta take into account that Eric has a strong incentive to deliberately distance himself from the story given his role on Apple Board of Directors at the time.

[aswerty]

Very interesting, I didn't know anything more than he was more of a suit. Good to be aware he has technical pedigree.