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Google Chrome May Be Pre-installed On New PCs

Source: ReadWriteWeb

8 hours ago

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How did Internet Explorer become the number one browser in the world? Simple - it came with every new computer you purchased, pre-installed and ready to go. Now it seems Google is contemplating doing the same with their browser, Google Chrome. According to Google VP, Product Management, Sundar Pichai, the browser's beta period will end in January and then they "will probably do distribution deals," he says.

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In an article that ran in yesterday's The Times, Pichai revealed details on what he called Google's plans to make Chrome the browser of choice for the everyday user. A big part of that plan includes distribution deals with computer manufacturers.

"We could work with an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and have them ship computers with Chrome pre-installed," he was quoted as saying.

He also noted that versions of Chrome for Linux and Mac computers will become available in the first half of next year which would allow the browser to work on almost 99% of computers worldwide.

Due to the anti-trust rulings that came out of the IE / Netscape battle b

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Comments (4)

Esjay,

Nov 22, 2008

Aw, snap... "Yo browsa fight!"

Ralphsaunders,

Nov 22, 2008

Awesome.

Adityakelkar2000,

Nov 24, 2008

This is really nice. I like google chrome a lot.

Jason Masque13,

Nov 25, 2008

I like chrome, but I think users should have all the major browsers (i.e. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, Chrome, etc.) placed on their computer with an installer file, then the user could decide what they wanted to use.