At a press conference in Seoul on Thursday, which was also Google's 14th birthday, Schmidt condemned the latest patent war among the tech giants, saying that one of the worst things in recent years is a belief that one vendor could stop another's product sales.

"[It] literally prevents choice and innovation. That is a bad outcome," he said, adding that Google is trying to stay on the "right side."

Schmidt also said that he's meeting with several key partners in South Korea, including Samsung Electronics, which uses Google's Android for its mobile devices and is involved in patent lawsuits against Apple in 10 countries worldwide, including here.

Last month, a U.S. jury awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages from the Korean firm. The iPhone maker subsequently asked for a permanent injunction against sales of Samsung's Galaxy phones including the latest flagship Galaxy S III. The court will resume the case in December.

After unveiling Nexus 7 in Japan on Tuesday at its first release in Asia, Google rolled out the device in Korea, where it will go on sale this Friday. The seven-inch tablet, manufactured by Taiwan's Asus, runs on Google's latest Android 4.1, also known as Jelly Bean. The device was first released this July in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia. The 16 GB model will cost 299,000 won (about US$ 268).