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# Eric Schmidt on Google, Platforms, and the Enterprise
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/schmidt-on-google-platforms-and-the-enterprise/
- Published: 2011-08-28T18:12:44.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-30T02:20:17.000Z
- Description: The CEO offers valuable insight on the company's platform thinking.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Platforms, Strategy, Frenemies, Google, The Age of the Platform

Check out this fantastic interview with Google's then-CEO Eric Schmidt from 2009\. He provides a fascinating insight into Google and how it views platforms.