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Some people call him the Monkey Man. His goofy public appearances have provided millions of YouTube viewers with endless entertainment. And under his leadership for the past 11 years, Microsoft’s performance in the stock market has been limp.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says that he doesn't understand why people think his company wants to be the next Microsoft. "Everybody thinks we're building operating systems, PCs and browsers. They clearly don't get it," he says. So where does Google want to go? "Look at MySpace," he says cryptically. "Very interesting."