Schmidt: Google 'always wanted to be in the hardware business'
Google always had an eye on the hardware business, according to ex-CEO Eric Schmidt, even way back when it was just a search engine. Speaking to reporters in Idaho, Schmidt explained that he wouldn't necessarily call Google a 'hardware company', but it has some pretty serious designs on the devices market. "We always wanted to be in the hardware business. Larry and Sergey have always wanted to do hardware in one form or another," he said before going on to explain that acquiring Motorola was "a way to get into...
Published By: Tech Radar - Tuesday, 17 July, 2012
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