Google's Eric Schmidt talked about keeping the search giant's two popular OSes separate from each other.

When Google announced that Android boss Andy Rubin was stepping aside and handing the reins over to Sundar Pichai, senior vice president for Chrome and Apps, it was only natural to wonder if, going forward, Android and Chrome would end up merging. Maybe someday they will, but for the time being, Google is adamant that both with remain independent operating systems serving two different markets.

It's all fun and games until a mime gets cold clocked for being obnoxious, and we'd be tempted ourselves to land a right hook if a street performer followed us around all day. Government workers will have to fight the urge as Google's Eric Schmidt heads to Washington to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee over Google's dominance in Web search. The non-profit consumer advocacy group known as the Consumer Watchdog has hired mimes to follow government workers around while wearing track suits that read "Google Track Team."

It's not often that you end up being paid more for being demoted or stepping down from your position as a high level exec. But for Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google who was recently replaced by Larry Page, his new position as Executive Chairman is a much more lucrative one. To be fair, even a gig flipping burgers at a fast food joint would have been more lucrative than the $1 annual salary he received as CEO, but there's not a fast food chain in the world that would have paid him $1.25 million a year, and that's before bonuses.