Jobs and Schmidt, whose companies have just ended their love affair, were spotted minutes ago talking business at Calafia in the Town and Country shopping center in Palo Alto. That's not an iPad. And body language analysis, here.
Our tipster saw em and snapped these shots, and noted that the cafe is owned and operated by former Google chef Charlie Ayers. Overheard from the conversation were two lines by Jobs. Enthusiastically, "They're going to see it all eventually so who cares how they get it." Which seemed to be about web content, said the tipster. And, "Let's go discuss this somewhere more private," after they noticed the crowd gathering around. I think that was probably a wise move. Schmidt was very quiet, listening, and Jobs was doing a lot of the talking. What do you make of the body language? And what's that black thing on the table? Update: No, it's not an iPad. It's a menu. Tipster says the first thing he looked for was an iPad, and that isn't it.
The fact they'd meet in a neutral place like this implies, although does not prove, they chose a public place for its neutrality. Or they just wanted coffee and inevitably started talking shop, albeit in public. But since when do billionaires have to step out for coffee? The only thing that adds up is that neither felt comfortable meeting at each other's HQs, and this is the start of talks that will inevitably be tense for both sides.
I'd assume the coffee was not poisoned. And that they did not go somewhere to wrestle. [Thanks Tipster Z. Kudos on asking Jobs if he wanted to comment for Gizmodo, too, even if his reply was a smile and "No thanks."
據國外媒體報道，蘋果CEO史蒂夫·喬布斯(Steve Jobs)和谷歌CEO埃裡克·施密特(Eric Schmidt)週五在加州帕洛阿爾托的一個咖啡館內會面，並被科技博客Gizmodo的消息人士拍到了照片。
這個咖啡館是谷歌前主廚查理·埃爾斯(Charlie Ayers)開辦的。消息人士聽到喬布斯說了兩句話。他先是滿懷激情地說道：“他們最終還是會看到它，所以誰會在乎他們怎麼得到呢？”消息人士稱，這句話似乎是在討論網絡內容。隨後喬布斯又說道：“我們找個更隱蔽點的地方來討論這個問題吧。”隨後他註意到周圍已經聚集了不少人。
消息人士介紹，施密特整個過程都很安靜，一直在傾聽，而喬布斯則在滔滔不絕。需要註意的是，放在咖啡桌上的那個黑色東西並非iPad，而是一個目錄。
業內人士認為，他們之所以選在公共咖啡館會面是為了營造一種公平的氛圍，因為無論在蘋果還是谷歌的總部都會讓對方產生一種緊張感。不過也有人質疑，作為億萬富翁的喬布斯和施密特完全沒有必要為了營造公平的氛圍而跑到公共場所會面。
拍攝這組照片的消息人士還特意詢問喬布斯是否願意發錶評論，但喬布斯只是笑了笑回答道：“不，謝謝。”。
from : http://gizmodo.com/
