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Eric Schmidt Posts 'Converting to Android from iPhone' Guide

Posted November 25, 2013 at 9:15am by iClarified · 12877 views
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has posted a guide on 'Converting to Android from iPhone'.

Schmidt posted his guide to Google+ saying, "Many of my iPhone friends are converting to Android. The latest high-end phones from Samsung (Galaxy S4), Motorola (Verizon Droid Ultra) and the Nexus 5 (for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile) have better screens, are faster, and have a much more intuitive interface. They are a great Christmas present to an iPhone user!"

Notably, Schmidt compares the switch from iOS to Android to the switch from PC to Mac.

Like the people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back, you will switch from iPhone to Android and never switch back as everything will be in the cloud, backed up, and there are so many choices for you. 80% of the world, in the latest surveys, agrees on Android.

At one point Schmidt was actually on Apple's board of directors; however, when Google became a direct competitor he had to resign.

At the time, Steve Jobs said, “Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple’s core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple Board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings due to potential conflicts of interest. Therefore, we have mutually decided that now is the right time for Eric to resign his position on Apple’s Board.”

The full post/guide can be found at the link below...