"We think it would have been better if [Apple] had kept ours. But what do I know? What were we going to do, force them not to change their mind? It's their call."
Yes, passive-aggressive douchebaggery was what this situation was missing.
(I'm not saying he's wrong; we don't know why the Maps contract negotiations broke down. I'm just saying he sounds like a jerk in this quote.)
How is it "passive-aggressive douchebaggery" for Schmidt to say that Google would have preferred if Apple stayed with their mapping solution, but Apple had a right to make their own decision?
Seems like a relatively straightforward statement about the situation in response to a reporter's question.
Yes, passive-aggressive douchebaggery was what this situation was missing.
(I'm not saying he's wrong; we don't know why the Maps contract negotiations broke down. I'm just saying he sounds like a jerk in this quote.)