The Week: People news - Google chief quits at Apple

Google's chief executive, Eric Schmidt, has resigned from Apple's board of directors after three years in the position, as rivalry between the two Silicon Valley giants continues to grow.

Steve Jobs, the chief executive of Apple, said that there were potential conflicts of interest as Google enters Apple's territory with products such as Android and the Chrome operating system.

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