Sony To Put Chrome On Laptops

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?"

Comments

Oh...the browser

[Pheidias]

I'm probably not the only one who was startled that the Chrome OS would be on Sony laptops. Oh, well.

I thought they meant Chrome OS

[Crashspeeder]

That was a huge letdown. I thought the OS was what would be installed on the Sony laptops. I thought Google had a huge leg up all of a sudden. The browser being installed isn't that big a deal.