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According to foreign media reports, Google CEO Schmidt said that he would discuss the issues arising after Google launched its operating system with Apple. Schmidt said, "I will talk to people from Apple, but for now, there is no news to announce." As a member of Apple's board of directors, Schmidt might run into problems if he continues to participate in Apple's board discussions after Google launches its operating system.

The US Federal Trade Commission is currently studying whether this move would violate US antitrust laws. According to federal antitrust laws, the boards of any two companies are not allowed to discuss issues related to reducing competition. Currently, Google and Apple are directly or indirectly competing in some areas, with the most obvious issue being the smartphone market. However, more problems may arise after Google launches its operating system.

Google's Chrome OS is expected to be launched in the market in the second half of 2010 and will be equipped on Netbook devices. Apple currently does not have an OS X-based...