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DesktopLinux: Must Linux Buy its Way Onto the Desktop?

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Feb 9, 2006

[ 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…”

Complete
Story

SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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