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May 26, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Google/Dell deal : Good or Bad?
Yesterday's deal to ship Dell PCs with Google apps pre-installed is much more interesting than I had originally thought. In the near term it means Firefox as a default browser and productivity apps that are far better (though not as well integrated) as Microsoft offerings.
Besides being a direct affront to Microsoft it leads the way for Google to create a Linux based OS and drop it onto Dell computers. Being that Google is so proficient in creating browser-based applications, my obvious slant here is that a Google Linux should become the base for Dell PCs. This would eliminate the hassle of online/offline applications and means that PC makers can get out from under the MS thumb.
For the moment Google is still far less evil than Microsoft.
Posted by Dave Rosenberg on May 26, 2006 10:02 AM
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