The Google private jet, and Sergey's king-sized bed

July 10, 2006 | Matt Marshall

(from WSJ)

Yes, you will have to read the WSJ’s latest story about the lawsuit surrounding the contract work on the corporate jet of Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Whether or not you can believe the item about Larry and Sergey’s spat about Sergey’s desire for a California King-sized bed is up to you. It comes from an aviation designer on the contract who was terminated by the contracting company. And keep in mind that there are lawsuits flying.

We broke the story about the jet last year, but the WSJ has since really gone to town on rolling back the — sheets — on this one.

You can see their bedrooms illustrated in this diagram here (the third block down within the image), courtesy of the WSJ.

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About the Author, Matt Marshall

Matt launched VentureBeat in September of 2006, with the realization that no one else was covering the entrepreneurial and tech innovation scene with the velocity or depth that he was. Prior to founding VentureBeat, he covered venture capital for the San Jose Mercury News from 2001 to 2006. In 2002, Matt was awarded "Journalist of the Year" by the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists. Prior to working at the Merc, he was a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Bonn, Germany from 1995 to 1998, and a writer for the Washington Post in 1994. Matt holds a PhD in Government and an MA in German and European Studies from Georgetown University. In addition to VentureBeat, Matt is also the Executive Producer of DEMO, the leading launchpad event for emerging technologies.