Wrong. Eric Schmidt might be more of a suit than Larry, but calling him a bean counter is a stretch. He is a Computer Scientist. He has written Lex[1] ffs.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_(software)

P.S. re the Android story, which seems obviously exaggerated, gotta take into account that Eric has a strong incentive to deliberately distance himself from the story given his role on Apple Board of Directors at the time.