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Here is the transcript of a secret meeting that took place in uk between Eric Schmidt (Google ceo) and Julian Assange (Wikileaks founder) as he was under arrest. It's just the part of the recorded transcription that talk about Bitcoin but the whole five hours recording is really interesting ! you should find it on wikileaks.
http://bitbitcoins.com/content/julian-assange-and-eric-schmidt-talking-about-bitcoin

tl;dr:
Schmidt didn't give a shit
Assange was high: "it is not going to decay like apples or steaks."

Eric Schmidt most definitely did not give a shit and wanted to talk about flying egyptian cellphones etc

Found it! http://wikileaks.org/Transcript-Meeting-Assange-Schmidt.html

Now no one has to look at that horrible design at bitbitcoins.com  ;)

... hmm at last it sorted out for you the only part talking about bitcoins ... and also gave you the place where you can find the whole article ... fair enough for bitbitcoins ;)

http://wikileaks.org/Transcript-Meeting-Assange-Schmidt.html#688  :-\

tricky ... but I still support the horrible design ;D

Like gold ...

some more info : http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/15/the-coming-political-battle-over-bitcoin/

No he's not, he's a visionary.

good thing is we are not alone in that battle

Also interesting, from the same author and with the same discussion-style, you should read the exchange between Assange, Appelbaum and Zimmerman.: Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet. You will learn about crypto and have the opportunity to think about your own privacy in the frame of a globalized world ... but don't become paranoïd ;) Here is the link to the book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cypherpunks-Freedom-Future-Internet-ebook/dp/B00AZBI4IO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369743039&sr=8-2&keywords=assange+Appelbaum

Man, what a disappointment, Eric Schmidt didn't give a shit about Bitcoin.

He does now.

Yes ...  remember, this discussion took place in 2011 ... hopefully things changed from that time ...

Still it's incredible how a guy who is supposed to be a visionary had so little to say about Bitcoin. First time I heard about BTC... It blew my mind, I only had questions in my head and I had the urge to read more and more about it. It's so revolutionary, so game changing... That I'm starting to doubt Eric is such a "visionary" after reading his super-cold reply to Assange's explanation of Bitcoin.

Pretty much this

Im imagining someone with such a high IQ and deep understanding of technology doesnt come across technologies hes never heard of often, and Eric was probably a bit taken aback, embarrassed, and stand-offish/dismissive because hey, hed never heard of it, how important could it be?

Fixed that for ya.

Also, quoting this again...


...so why would anyone want Bitcoin, just bend over and take our gCheckout/gWallet...

You probably run your billion dollar empire much more efficiently than he does, thus leaving you the time to indulge on learning about anything that comes your way.

 ;D

But seriously, he probably has ideas pitched at him all the time so he probably has a team of people that filter everything out that seems whacky and is left with a short list of 10 hot things to look at every week instead of thousands.

I think it's quite the other way around, millions of people coming up with millions of supposedly "revolutionary" ideas each day(just check how many are out there in this forum), there is simply too much noise in this whole mess, so instead of following the information stream everyday, he somehow decides, like many who has done before him, to rely on people he considers smart to introduce him to the "real deals", and from the transcript it seems to be be exactly his purpose of visit to Julian Assange(both Schmidt and Assange were both good computer scientists and programmers, FYI), now Schmidt has recognized Bitcoin's technical merits and called it a "tour de force".

Also what must be pointed out is Bitcoin's mathematical brilliance is out of the reach of normal human beings who do not normally follow the progress of cryptography(which Assange does), so Schmidt needs Assange to "digest" it a bit to explain to him.

Sure … and things changed from 2011 to now and Bitcoins gained its expansion. In 2011, how many “revolutionary” ideas or concepts were already to be considered …
Another point, I think all people involved were aware that the record would be published…So Eric could perhaps not strategically be a follower or an enthusiastic supporter at this time …

Well, yesterday I've listened to the audio too, and the guy really seemed to know nothing about Bitcoin prior to that conversation. Assange gave to him a passionate and thorough explanation of what it is, and Eric really didn't give a shit about it. Literally.

Yes it's worth listening to the audio ... it enhances the atmosphere ;) ... must hear if you have time

Does anyone has the point if view of Sergei Brin or Larry page?

Then the dream team should have missed something ...