"Android is the fastest growing mobile platform in the world," said Schmidt, emphasizing Google's goals of making information more accessible to everyone, helping us do everyday tasks better and spend more time with the people we love.
Although most of what Schmidt said has been taken from the utopian mobile future playbook that's always the topic of events such as the MWC, when you've got Google backing up those words they have a bit more weight.
Being incredibly careful to add "with your permission" every time he tackled the subject of privacy, Schmidt said that sharing information about ourselves will make search better. He mentioned the concept of autonomous search: For example, your phone might be searching for and delivering to you important information about your surroundings as you walk down the street.
"In the future," said Schmidt, "You're never lost. You're never lonely. You're never bored. And you're never out of ideas."
As for the recent partnership of Microsoft and Nokia, Schmidt said that Google "certainly tried" to convince Nokia to make the switch to Android. It seems that Microsoft was more convincing this time around.
