Google’s Schmidt: Patent issues ‘terrible,’ but Motorola deal about more than that

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Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, gave his take on the company’s Motorola acquisition — and the state of the U.S. patent system — as part of his appearance on stage at Salesforce.com’s Dreamforce conference in San Francisco this afternoon. Questioned by by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Schmidt said Google’s proposed $12.5 billion Motorola acquisition isn’t just… Read More…

Salesforce.com CEO Benioff: Beware of false clouds and Windows Phones

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Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff is in classic form this morning during the keynote at the company’s Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, roaming the Moscone Center floor and sounding at times like a preacher as he talks about the company’s latest offerings in cloud computing and social networking. “We need to beware of the false cloud,”… Read More…