#1 Helping Google build a beachhead in mobile

Steve Jobs, not only let Schmidt on the Apple board and revealed Apple’s secrete project, the iPhone, he also chose to align with Google services for the initial launch of iPhone.  Google search, maps, and YouTube all were helped enormously by the beachfront property Jobs allocated to them. This magnanimity by Jobs helped Google to grow strong in their respective verticals.

As the twist of fate, Google became the major competitor to Apple, thanks to the huge success of Android mobile platform. Apple, with the release of iOS 6, banned Google maps and YouTube from its default settings. However, due to Apple’s own faulty mapping service and pressure from consumers, Apple has now incorporated Google services again. (Courtesy: Forbes)

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