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Googly Eyed

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 4, 2008

“After an excruciatingly long time, it looks like Linux is
finally taking hold. But maybe we should rename it the Google
Operating System because, clearly, the big Daddy Warbucks of search
is the wind beneath the wings of Linux these days.

“Google’s new Android initiative has a toehold on cell phones,
and the company has long promoted open source on the web, where
your browser is basically your OS. Now that’s the rallying point
for Linux developers on the desktop, as per new machines like the
Asus (asus.com) Eee PC 4G mini laptop, Everex (everex.com) gPC
TC2502 and Zonbu (zonbu.com) PCs. The search giant didn’t build
them, but you’d never know it from booting one up…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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