Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple board.

(From vnunet)

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple's board of directors, in a move which many see as an indication of Google's increasing intention to occupy and dominate the operating system markets.

Schmidt had been a member of Apple's board for three years, but resigned because of the increasing overlap between the Google and Apple businesses.

"Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple's core businesses with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric's effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our …