It all feels very Romeo and Juliet: Two families, Rivals and in-between that two lovers from two rival families.
That's the story of Eric Schmidt and the iPhone.
Mr. Schmidt just happens to be the executive chairman of Alphabet who happen to own Google, so you'd expect such a person to use an Android right? Wrong.
He uses an iPhone 6s, the Apple phone that's all the rage. He admitted this during an interview, but still claimed a little love for Samsung.
The interview was with CNBC at Startup Fest in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Schmidt said that he was an iPhone user, but that he also owns a Galaxy S7.
“Samsung S7 is better. It has a better battery. And those of you who are iPhone users (know) I’m right,” Schmidt said.
Schmidt didn't even recommend the Nexus 5X or the Nexus 6P over the iPhone, which are Google’s latest Nexus handsets.
There will be those who'd say Schmidt is using the iPhone to keep his enemies closer and keep a close eye on the competition, it's an excuse that's been used before. Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore had said the same thing in late January when he was caught tweeting from an iPhone.
