Google Unveils The Google Pack

7hunderstruck writes "Google yesterday announced the release of Google Pack, a 'free collection of essential software'. Along with Google's own programs, such as Google Toolbar and Google Earth, Google Pack contains Firefox, Adobe Reader, a six month subscription to Norton Antivirus, and Trillian as well as other apps. Any respectable /. user should have most of this suite installed already (excluding a few things), but it will be nice to make it all widely available to the general public." Commentary on ZDNet.

Comments

"Any respectable /. reader"?

[daveschroeder]

Any respectable /. user should have most of this suite installed already

From http://pack.google.com/:

System Requirements
- Windows XP

I think there is a disconnect somewhere... ;-)

Re:"Any respectable /. reader"?

[jlowery]

Any respectable /. user should have most of this suite installed already.

Are there any respectable /. readers?

Re:"Any respectable /. reader"?

[Moby Cock]

Actually the requirement is:

Windows XP with Administrator privileges

Which I understand is pretty easy to get over the internet.

Re:"Free"

[metaomni]

The free piece of cheese I get at the supermarket from the nice little lady expires in about 12-14 hours... doesn't make it any less free.

Respectable

[MS_is_the_best]

Any respectable /. user should have most of this suite installed already (excluding a few things)

dpkg-query -S norton
dpkg: *norton* not found.

Guess I am not respectable ;-).

huh?

[epicstruggle]

should have most of this suite installed already (excluding a few things) Thanks for defining most for us.