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:DesktopLinux: Must Linux Buy its Way Onto the Desktop?
DesktopLinux: Must Linux Buy its Way Onto the Desktop?
Feb 9, 2006, 00 :15 UTC (15 Talkback[s]) (12806 reads)

(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

As you may know, Google is close to making a deal with Dell in which the search giant will get to preinstall its software package on Dell PCs. What you may not know is that Google may be spending a billion dollars over three years for the privilege.

"For cash-rich Google, it's a cheap price to pay to cut Microsoft off at the knees by getting pride of place on about 33 percent on all new US desktops..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Linux will never be able to buy its way  ...   Nope, I disagree.   
Jason Greenwood
Feb 9, 2006, 00:49:19
 
> Name me one single killer app that is  ...   Re: Nope, I disagree.   
Eric Laffoon
Feb 9, 2006, 01:40:22
 
Google's desktop is based on Ubuntu  ...   This is going to be sweet!   
Gene Anthony
Feb 9, 2006, 02:11:57
 
If 80% of computer users don't switc ...   Google is breaking the habbit   
Joe User
Feb 9, 2006, 02:33:01
 
> Google's desktop is based on Ubunt ...   Re: This is going to be sweet!   
wildpossum
Feb 9, 2006, 03:40:32
 
Name me one single killer app that is Li ...   Re: Killer App - Ardour   
Richard
Feb 9, 2006, 07:42:00
 
> If 80% of computer users don't swi ...   Re: Google is breaking the habbit   
Onan the Barbarian
Feb 9, 2006, 07:49:26
 
and they don't even have to give it  ...   well m$ has lots more cash   
v m
Feb 9, 2006, 08:23:43
 
Linux will never be able to buy its way  ...   Re: Nope, I disagree.   
Ookaze BioACobol
Feb 9, 2006, 10:15:56
 
LINUX is not going to be widely accepted ...   Software & LINUX   
Larry
Feb 9, 2006, 14:02:12
 
This is a question to those who deeply u ...   Can Windows XP destroy hardware?   
Mario Miyojim
Feb 9, 2006, 20:00:51
 
The killer app that is missing, well, ap ...   Re: Nope, I disagree.   
Kevin
Feb 9, 2006, 20:21:22
 
Remember the Dell Dimension E510n with n ...   $3 bn? How much does Microsoft pay?   
Kiaser Zohsay
Feb 9, 2006, 20:33:12
 
Perhaps the IBM supercomputers running l ...   new IBM supercomputers   
pajoe
Feb 9, 2006, 23:42:30
 
> But destruction of electronics? I can& ...   Of course it can!   
Andreas Mohr
Feb 10, 2006, 09:36:23
 
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