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Google Chrome OS: Conflict for Eric Schmidt

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schmidt,eric125x100.jpgWhen Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced its new Chrome operating system earlier this week, the move put the search company in direct competition not only with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) but also with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), further complicating -- one might even say compromising -- Google CEO Eric Schmidt's position on Apple's board.

"I'll talk to the Apple people. At the moment, there's no issue," Schmidt told reporters at the Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Thursday.

See the full story on our sister blog, Corporate Dealmaker. - Mary Kathleen Flynn

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