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The Register: Google to ‘Launch Own PC’

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 3, 2006

“Google is planning to provide an own-brand Windows-less PC and
sell the low-cost system through a partnership with retail giant
Wal-Mart. The machine and/or the sales deal could be announced as
early as this coming Friday.

“So claims the Los Angeles Times, citing unnamed
sources. Whether they’ve seen the text of Google co-founder Larry
Page’s Consumer Electronics Show keynote, which he’ll make in Las
Vegas on Friday, isn’t clear, but it’s suggested that the talk will
cover the new box…”

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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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