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Google Unveils The Google Pack

Posted by Zonk on from the i-think-we-already-run-with-that-pack dept.

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.

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  1. nortan anti-virus by bobby1234 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    forget it you could get me to install it if it was free forever.... avg for me... http://free.grisoft.com/

  2. Re:"Any respectable /. reader"? by blkros · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think you've hit the nail on the head, so to speak. Google seems to take without really giving much (except talk). Yeah they have funded some stuff, but really, in relation to their income, it's not even a drop in the bucket. They use open source software, and yet, everything they put out is proprietary. That's not giving back, and it's not doing good (although I guess it's not"evil" either, just kinda shady.).

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  3. Re:Google Pack is only available for WindowsXP by Elektroschock · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is why the original writer is wrong. All respectable users of Slashdot shall fuddle around with Wine to get the tools run.

    What surprises me is that OpenOffice.org is not included in the Google Pack despite of the partnership announcement.

  4. Re:Why "XP Only"? by westlake · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Why the XP restriction?

    XP has 73% of the market. Up about 1% a month. W2K 15%. Down about 1% a month.

    Mac and Linux 3%. Up 1% since 2003. Linux remaining pretty much where it was in July 20004.OS Platform Stats This is how the world looks to a developer. I'll leave it to your imagination to consider W2K's place in the home market.

  5. Picasa = iPhoto by MBCook · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Picasa IS NOT AN IMAGE EDITOR.

    I have seen this before, and I have NO IDEA where people get that from. Picasa is a photo collection program. It lets you make small edits (crops, reduce red-eye, color balance, etc) but it is not an image editor. It is designed to help your organize your photos and find them easily.

    It is the best program I have seen for that purpose on Windows. It really is great. And free too (back when it cost money, Wolf Camera would give it out on photo-cds you got back with your pictures; then Google bought it an made it free for everyone).

    The only program I like more for that purpose is iPhoto, but that isn't available for Windows (obviously).

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