Google Executive Eric Schmidt was in India for the Google Big Tent summit held in Delhi on Thursday. He spoke at length with Alan Rusbridger, Editor of The Guardian, on a wide variety of topics, from net neutrality to freedom of the Internet, and, finally, a quick Q&A that was all about making choices. Here's the rapid-fire round for your reading pleasure.
Alan: Kindle or BlackBerry?
Schmidt: I am a BlackBerry user. I like the keyboard, although BlackBerry is sorely in trouble.
Alan: Facebook or Twitter?
Schmidt: Twitter has a more distinct model because of the celebrity and publishing model. Facebook is in a transition, and I don't know enough about what they are transitioning to. I will tell you, if you have a billion users, you can make money.
Alan: Amazon or Apple?
Schmidt: Of course I was on the board of Apple, so I have a soft spot for Apple. They are both going to do well. Apple will continue to be a tremendous technological innovator and build beautiful products, regardless of the market share of the products, and that's a great strength... they'll continue to be the innovator. Amazon has well passed any expectations of its ability to change its distribution and marketing. They are an important Google partner and I think compete with us as well.
Alan: iPad mini or iPad?
Schmidt: iPad. I have both. (iPad mini) is too small.
Alan: India or China?
Schmidt: In the short-term, China gets all the attention, but the maths favours India.. and I am a mathematician.
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