--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Personally, I have trouble imagining that Google would want to get >> into the Desktop OS business. Ubuntu isn't bad, but the only way >> anyone will profit is if they sell computers in volume with Linux >> pre-installed. > > Try telling that to RedHat, or any of the other linux distro vendors. > >> As the article states, one possibility is a version of Ubuntu >> tweaked for internal use. That would make more sense. But they >> wouldn't go to all the trouble of re-skinning then.
There has been talk about Google OS for a long time. It would be extremely profitable for Google. They could gather more data about users and provide lots of additional advertising. There were also some recent rumors about a GoogleCube or some kind of consumer electronic device that eventually would be able to be expanded into a computer. Other rumors were about Google buying T-Mobile or another cell phone company to build cell phones that would be able to automatically connect to the coming wireless "GoogleNet" with VoIP. Microsoft is talking about a cell phone that could be attached to a keyboard and monitor to make a simple computer, and if that happens then they probably won't be the only one making them. I think that a lot of new things are going to happen soon. I don't know what Google will do with "Goobuntu" and OpenOffice but I think it's going to be big. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com