Google acquisition keeps Waze out of rivals' hands Google buys mobile mapping service Waze, which has about 50 million users in 190 countries. Facebook, Apple and others had been eyeing the company. SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. snatched a popular mobile mapping service from the outstretched hands of its Internet superpower rivals, securing its dominance in real-time navigation information.
June 12, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
Steve Jobs in Wall Street Journal Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a prepared statement that as "Google enters more of Apple's core businesses...... Eric's effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger...
Johann Rupert in SkySports Rupert added: "I think it is a bit naughty. They use your name, you deny it - it is a total joke. If you Google me you find out I was supposed to be involved in Blackburn, which is untrue, and I'm now linked to Newcastle. I feel sorry for the fans...
Hillary Rodham Clinton in AFP We have been briefed by Google on these allegations, which raise very serious concerns and questions,said Clinton in a statement issued while she was visiting Hawaii for talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada.