alt Hacker NewsEveryone commenting here seems to take this to mean he's leaving Google, when that's not what the article says.
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paxys • today at 5:00 PM
I’m willing to bet a lot of money that the “chairman” role is a contractual obligation and he be will be gone the day it expires.
k1rd • today at 5:19 PM
omg, you are right, he is leaving google!
Clearly his influence is going to be less though.
And most likely this is a calculated step to avoid freaking people out, even though he is effectively leaving.