The Google PC?

[cheetahman]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01...ogle_pc_claim/

[a12ctic]

wow thatd be awsome i bet alot of people would buy them to..

[Dapper Dan]

A Google-Linux computer... I'd have to have one.

[Vergil83]

I fear the Greeks even bringing gifts

The Aeneid

[Cabhan]

Y'know, I love Google, but this seems a bit much...

I mean, I'd appreciate a low-cost PC that comes without Windows. But this seems a bit out of Google's league. The article makes a good point that with Apple and Linux already providing for the alternative-OS crowd, Google isn't likely to make a dent.

Personally, I'd rather see Google devote their energy elsewhere.

[bigtomrodney]

I think Google have the power to make this work, they certainly have the brand clout. I work in IT, and you would not believe the number of people who don't know how to use a browser if the homepage is not Google. It's pretty frustrating to explain to people that the URL is not to be typed into the google search. If Google did use a linux based OS, it would go a long way to making linux accepted by Joe General User. It's really just a case of making users aware of alternatives at this point, linux is not lacking in functionality.

[Nihilanth]

if google does use linux or any *nix like os for their google operating system. I doubt it would make any significant difference in the number of linux users, or awareness of the gnu/linux os. I mean, mac os has some BSD code in it. But from what i can tell that hasnt made any huge contribution to the *BSD communities?

[geese]

I work in IT, and you would not believe the number of people who don't know how to use a browser if the homepage is not Google. It's pretty frustrating to explain to people that the URL is not to be typed into the google search.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I remember once trying to explain the difference between google and a web browser to my wife. The thing was that my homepage is set to google, so when ever you open up firefox you get google. It took a very frustrating hour before she understood.

[Muser]

Sorry to burst your collective bubble.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/04/g...-no-google-pc/

[kbk]

Agh that's too bad. I had my grandma talked into buying one too .