Eric Schmidt, Google's executive chairman, attempted on Thursday to set
the record straight about which company is more secure, Google or Apple.
An open letter written last month on Apple's website from its CEO Tim
Cook, referred to an unnamed internet company that uses information from
its subscribers to make money. Cook obviously was referring to Google,
and Schmidt was eager to lecture Apple's top executive.
The Google executive replied to Cook's written jabs by saying that Cook was misinformed about Google's policies. He stated that Google is the leader in security and encryption, and that Apple is just now starting to catch up to Google.
As for the monetization comments, Schmidt did admit that Google sends out ads with Gmail, but it is something that the company has been doing for a decade. Cook had stirred up the Google executive by making the comment in his open letter, "When an online service is free, you're not the customer. You're the product."
The Google executive replied to Cook's written jabs by saying that Cook was misinformed about Google's policies. He stated that Google is the leader in security and encryption, and that Apple is just now starting to catch up to Google.
"Someone
didn't brief him correctly on Google's policies, that's unfortunate for
him. In Google's place, we have always been the leader in security and
in encryption. Our systems are far more secure and encrypted than anyone
else, including Apple. They're catching up, which is great."-Eric
Schmidt, executive chairman, Google
As for the monetization comments, Schmidt did admit that Google sends out ads with Gmail, but it is something that the company has been doing for a decade. Cook had stirred up the Google executive by making the comment in his open letter, "When an online service is free, you're not the customer. You're the product."
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