Schmidt: Moving into cloud computing will drive Android's rise to damage PCs and Microsoft

Eric Schmidt, Google's executive chairman, Schmidt Microsoft, and has no worries about the rise of social media. In a recent speech, Mr. Schmidt explained that moving into the cloud would drive the rise of their Android operating system and chrome, while damaging PCs and Microsoft.

Finally, the former CEO of the internet giant criticized the US government for the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) leaks, asked the US government to reduce surveillance, and told participants to fight for freedom of expression and their rights, but did not mention the fact that Google is assisting in China's censorship of information and monitoring in the United States.

Speaking at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Journal Publishers Association (Magazine Publishers of America) in New York, the combative Schmidt spoke of various issues and heralded a bright future for Google. Asked if he was worried about the rise of social media, led by Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and the threat to Google's search-based business model, Schmidt explained: "It is hard not to be overwhelmed by the amount of information that is being produced every moment. And that's a good thing for us. ”

The interconnection could "generate revenue," Mr. Schmidt said, which is why Twitter is looking for an initial public offering, but it will only give Google a lot of opportunities because of search and social synergy. Although Mr. Schmidt mentioned Google +, he did not mention the stagnation in their social networking site compared with rivals.

Looking ahead, Mr Schmidt says we are in the midst of a 20-year transition, with more and more content being consumed on smartphones and tablets, and the internet migrating to the clouds. He took advantage of Microsoft, mentioning the dominance of PCs over Apple's Mac, adding: "We've screwed up on this." "By developing applications that are integrated with the cloud and the web, Google has created a powerful platform in their chrome browsers, and he believes that Chrome can drive Microsoft out of office because now" no one "is developing applications running on Windows platforms. With a single PC, a native application can accomplish any task, but it is incompatible with networks, shares, cloud storage, and location-based services.

Finally, the Google executive talked about the NSA scandal. Edward Snowden, a former NSA contractor, Snowden a Pandora's box by publishing a large number of documents revealing how U.S. intelligence services tracked and monitored its citizens, global leaders and multinationals. Mr. Schmidt pointed out that 100% of our calls and 70% of the Internet traffic were being monitored by the NSA, which could cause the internet to split into small, independent countries, as cultural and regulatory differences led to differences in Internet management systems around the world. "The tools that allow you to do this don't mean you should," Schmidt said. ”

He also talked about the filtering of information and the fierce criticism of China's tight censorship system. What he doesn't point out is that Google has helped the Chinese government implement its Chinese network firewall. "You need to fight for your own freedom," Schmidt said. He added: "Freedom of expression is very important." Schmidt did not mention the fact that Google itself had monitored its users. The so-called Wi-spy controversy is an example. As my colleague Kashmirhil Kashmir Hill, Google's Street View car also collects information from public Wi-Fi wireless networks in this incident.

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