What did Steve Jobs think of Eric Schmidt?

In secrecy, Apple started development of the iPhone in 2004. In August 2005, Google quietly bought the Android start-up, when no one outside of Apple was supposed to know that Apple was working on the iPhone. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt joined Apple's Board in August 2006. read more

Six years ago, Steve Jobs invited Eric Schmidt to sit on his board. At that point, there had been a top secret skunk-works building the iPhone for 2 years. Three months after Schmidt joined the Apple board, Google put its weight behind the Android industry consortium. read more

Apple CEO Steve Jobs, left, and Google CEO Eric Schmidt, introduce the iPhone during Jobs' keynote address at MacWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco on Jan. 9, 2007. read more

In one incident, after receiving a complaint from Steve Jobs of Apple, Schmidt sent an email to Google's HR department saying;"I believe we have a policy of no recruiting from Apple and this is a direct inbound request. read more