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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. Yay, more Riders... by denis-The-menace · · Score: 0, Troll

    I guess what's good for Bills in congress is now good for Installing Software.

    Good or bad Software, I hate being marketed-to during a software install.

    It's like trying to paint a wall in your house and having the paint can or paint roller through advertising at you! DO NOT WANT!

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  2. Mandated by the EU? by Tanktalus · · Score: 1, Troll

    Doesn't sound like it. Market forces at play ... except that Google has a near monopoly in one area, and could be using that to extend into other areas, just like how IE got its dominance in the first place. We'll need to see more details before wondering if this could be anti-competitive (leveraging one monopoly illegally in another area).

    1. Re:Mandated by the EU? by Thinboy00 · · Score: 0, Troll

      I don't think Google has a monopoly in any area, nor does this look like an instance of Google leveraging their success in search or advertising to gain an advantage for their browser. Google is simply paying Sony to install Chrome, as has been done with pre-installed software for many years.

      Google has a monopoly in search (at least in the U.S. anyway). I don't see any leveraging either.

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  3. Re:Let's get this straight... by aztracker1 · · Score: 0, Troll

    What a turn around... back in the 90's the uproar was MS pushing a "Free" browser with their OS, as Netscape was charging...

    Apparently in Capitalist America, the browser pays you.

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  4. Re:Uh oh by Draek · · Score: 0, Troll

    Not really. The EU is watching them this time and *they* have balls, unlike the folks at the US government.

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  5. I'd rather Sony fixed their trackpad buttons first by melted · · Score: 0, Troll

    I often find myself working in bed, next to my (sleeping) wife. Recently, I was looking for a new laptop. MacBook Pro was one obvious option, so I thought I'd take a look at the PCs as well, given that Windows 7 is coming out soon and all. The only somewhat decent option was Sony FW series, but it disqualified itself on two counts:

    1. Very noisy trackpad buttons. Jesus freaking Christ, why is it that only Apple thinks of details like this?
    2. Crippled virtualization support. I know I can flash a hacked BIOS onto it, but WTF? Who was the genius that decided to disable it by default?

    So MacBook Pro it will be (again).