What would a Google / Apple Alliance mean?

Is Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt joining Apple’s board a sign of even stronger future collaboration between the two companies? It could very well be.

Other Notable members of the Apple Board:
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Genentech (nyse: DNA - news - people ) Chief Executive Arthur Levinson, Intuit (nasdaq: INTU - news - people ) Chief Executive Bill Campbell, Harwinton Capital Chief Executive Jerry York, former vice president of the United States Al Gore, and Fred Anderson, former Apple chief financial officer and current partner with Elevation Partners, a minority owner of Forbes Media.
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Should Microsoft be worried? I guess only time will tell. Business Week did an interesting story about the possibilities. Read Here.