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Google Working on Desktop Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the what-you-guys-are-surprised dept.

paulmac84 writes "The Register reports that Google is working on a version of Ubuntu, known internally as Goobuntu. Google has confirmed it is working on a desktop linux project, but declined to supply further details, including what the project is for. Is Google about to release this as an alternative to Windows?" Update: 02/01 00:11 GMT by SM: chrisd is the first among many to point out that this is just more fodder from the Google rumor mill and isn't something they are currently planning to release.

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  1. Use a feather... by Easy2RememberNick · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...to knock me down.

      Everyone was expecting this.

  2. Author needs a new brain. by Randolpho · · Score: 0, Redundant

    From TFA:

    "The origin of the word 'Goobuntu' is not clear, though it does not appear in online Zulu dictionaries."

    I mean, come on. The author can't make the miniscule mental leap that "Goobuntu" is a combination of Google and Ubuntu?

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  3. Re:What can Google do by Mooga · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oh... tech suport would just love some of those phone calls...
    "Hi. My problem is that The Gimp isn't working"

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  4. Re:What can Google do by Pentavirate · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Corel, Novell, and Sun are using Linux as their savior. Google would be doing no such thing. They're doing it as a value-add to their existing business. It's apples to oranges.

    Check out my experiences with Ubuntu at pentavirate.org. I was very surprised.

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