Google and Apple: A Google OS At Last?

Posted by gsh on Sep 11, 2006 1:34 AM EDT
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In a short amount of time, Google has gone from a little search engine with a funny name to being a dominant force in the tech industry. They're doing so many different things right now that it's almost easy to forget that they started off primarily being a search engine.

[Not exactly related to GNU/Linux, but we need to keep an eye on these two. - dcparris]

Nowadays, their web applications and advertising programs have attracted a lot of attention. People aren't just using Google for its search engine anymore - they're also using it for their e-mail, instant messaging, calendars, and in some cases, their income. When you observe that fact, you begin to see that it can actually pay to use Google.

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