Nokia has sounded out Google Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora about joining the company without success, a person familiar with the matter said.

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The earnings call is underway, with CEO Larry Page, CFO Patrick Pichette, and senior VP and Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora.

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Nikesh Arora rattles off the stats--there are 280 million Internet users in Europe versus 240 million in the U.S., and Europe has a faster growth rate.

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The three then left the room, replaced by chief financial officer Patrick Pichette, senior vice president for product management Jonathan Rosenberg, and chief business officer Nikesh Arora.

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However, Rosenberg and Nikesh Arora have never impressed me.

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Last January, after Page announced he would take over for Eric Schmidt, I pointed out that part of the problem at Google was some unimpressive senior executives and I specifically called out Rosenberg and Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora.

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Nikesh asked about China.

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