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Sony To Put Chrome On Laptops

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the what-happened-to-firefox dept.

consonant writes "FT is reporting that Google has reached a deal with Sony to ship Chrome on the Vaio line of PCs. Google confirmed that Sony PCs carrying Chrome had started to go on sale and said it was in talks for similar deals with other computer makers. It said the arrangement was 'experimental' and part of wider efforts to boost distribution, including a deal to make Chrome available to internet users who download the RealPlayer software and the company's first use of television advertising. While mainstream media coverage and financial details were very sparse, El Reg terms it a 'Microsoft-snubbing deal.' Google also mentioned it was pushing for similar deals with other vendors. Could this spell the beginning of the end for IE?"

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  1. Let's get this straight... by operator_error · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Google *paid* Sony to pre-install Chrome, just like Symantec pays for Norton bloatware to be pre-installed on HP (etc.) notebooks. There seems to be a sort of OEM market here; for years already. Nothing to see here; move along.

  2. Or? by trifish · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Could this spell the beginning of the end for IE?

    Or the end of privacy?

    1. Re:Or? by The+Grim+Reefer2 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Could this spell the beginning of the end for IE?

      Or the end of privacy?

      You mean that hasn't happened yet???

  3. Why must every article sensationalize "the end"? by RingDev · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm all for Google getting Chrome on to vendor boxes, but it's not likely going to "end" IE. Nor should it! It should open up more competition and force MS (Chrome and Fire Fox too!) to improve their standards compliance though.

    If Chrome manages to "end" IE's existence, how are we as consumers helped? We're stuck with Google overlords instead of MS overlords? Wow, that's a great improvement...

    We are much better served by having multiple main stream browsers that all force each other to maintain tight adhesion to standards and to continue to push innovation.

    -Rick

    --
    "Most people in the U.S. wouldn't know they live in a tyrannical state if it walked up and grabbed their junk." - MyFirs
  4. Re:Not the end for MSIE. Just more crapware. by TheBig1 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For once I would like to see a computer with just the OS and a disk of things that "could" be installed by the user. Let the machine run as fast and as efficiently as possible to begin with.

    And that is why I just replaced my laptop OS with a Debian Testing Netinstall; only the software which I want is installed. 8-)