Google Eric Schmidt spoke at a convention of Newspaper Association of America in San Diego yesterday(April 07). He wasn't booed as some feared he might be.
With growing animosity between the internet giant and the newspaper industry, Google kept saying "We are not your enemy but a partner".
Here are some of the things Schmidt had to say :
"We think we can build a business with you. That is the only solution we can see."
"The reality is that in this new model, the vast majority of people will only deal with the free model. So you'll be forced, whether we like it or not"
"These are ultimately consumer businesses and if you piss off enough of them, you will not have any more."
"I think the sites are slow. They're actually slower than reading the paper, and that's something that can be worked on a technical basis. This is something where better development tools, better hosting tools, and so forth from the industry as a whole will make big difference."
"We are not your enemy but a partner." Funny, but Sam Zell said the same thing to L.A. Times staffers about a year ago.
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