FIRST: Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple’s board of directors this morning.

SECOND: FCC has released a statement commending Schmidt and Apple’s mutual decision for him to step down (check the quote below)

“We have been investigating the Google/Apple interlocking directorates issue for some time and commend them for recognizing that sharing directors raises competitive issues, as Google and Apple increasingly compete with each other,” said Bureau of Competition Director Richard Feinstein. “We will continue to investigate remaining interlocking directorates between the companies.”

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Any Ideas how this will end, possible mergers or Apple and Google finally patch things up (Who Knows) . Despite all these problems, its business as usual, I like the fact that Mr. Schmidt step down for the benefit of the company. At the end of the day the greater good of the company out weighs that of the individual.

"Right about now, Apple probably wishes it had never rejected Google Voice and related apps from the iPhone. Or maybe it was AT&T who rejected the apps. Nobody really knows. But the FCC launched an investigation last night to find out, sending letters to all three companies (Apple, AT&T, and Google) asking them to explain exactly what happened."

Hopefully, the FCC will share Apple’s answers with the rest of the us. It is all a bit absurd, though. Why does it take a formal request from a government agency to get Apple (and AT&T) to explain what the rules are to get on the wireless Internet? More importantly, why are these companies allowed to be the gatekeepers to the wireless Internet? The iPhone needs to be smashed open, and the FCC is swinging the hammer.