Read Latest Entries..: (Post #16) by jake658879 on Feb 21 2006, 03:38 AM. (Line Breaks Removed)
Yah google does have thier hands in everything. And Microsoft hates it, and Google altogether. looka at this from a previous post at astahost forums.SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said late Thursday it had reached a settlement with rival Google Inc. and former employee Kai-Fu Lee, ending a legal battle that had exposed behind-the-scenes rancor between the companies.In a statement, Redmond-based Microso... read more.
Google has confirmed it is preparing its own distribution of desktop Linux, called Goobuntu, based on the popular Ubuntu distribution, which in turn is based on Debian. The announcement caused speculations that Google would move against the Microsoft monopoly on the desktop. Sadly, this is not the case. Google has released a statement saying there are no plans to release the badly named distribution outside the Google complex. "[We] use Ubuntu internally but have no plans to distribute it outside of the company.” Rumors about alternative browsers, such that Google is supposedly working on have been popping up about one per week, perhaps supported by the company's obvious interest in the desktop. Projects like Desktop Search, Google Talk, Google Earth are however much, much less complex than a full fledged desktop operating system, even if it is built on another. Even though we won't see Goobuntu on anyone's desktop, Ubuntu has only to win with this endorsement by one of the biggest names in technology, and can probably only stand to gain from having Google engineers working on their code.
i am soo proud that i use Ubuntu,,, i wish the speculations were true instead of personal use, or they should make another OS for the public, for some reason i trust google more than MS
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Well, they probably use Ubuntu, with slight modifications, to suit ther own needs. I think its a good distro, altough I prefer Fedora Core. But anything is better than M$ and windows.
i like linux...linux is way better than any os microsoft has or will put out but there is the money issue...linux just isnt known to a broad audience and isnt advertised or anything...if more people knew bout linux and its capabilities i believe that it would gain a stronger foothold in the os world...but the fact is that microsoft is too big right now...they are controlling the industry (so to speak) and with the majority of people in the world not knowing how to use computers (in terms of advanced usage ) and they dont care what os they have as long as it works...and it just happens to be that windows is the only os they know about...i asked my dad last night to name all the operating systems he knows (he knows what an os is from the old days) and he said 3.1, 95, 98, me, and xp...i asked him if he was sure...and he said jup thats all of them...so i told him bout all the unix based os's and apples os's and he just kinda wondered off...
people just dont care that much yet...pretty soon everything will be based on computers and they will be forced to give a da**
Yea, that's my only hope for this 'goobuntu' is that google will force linux into the public eye much more then it is currently. Everything google does seems to get alot of publicity so if they release a direct competetor to microsoft's flagship, it'll get alot of press too. It probably won't be anything revolutionary but it will hopefully make some people stop and wonder what this "linux" word they keep hearing is all about.
Hold on - what are they trying to do with this 'Goobuntu'?? It's just another OS I will never use (for the mean time) and ... it's not going to be distributed, in an act of resistance against M.Soft or other OS companies.
Anyway, did you know that plagiarism is a crime? It's "stealing data". Psh.. everyone wants loyalty and honor, hmm? I am forced to follow the rules...
Tell me why I should care if Google release a modified Ubuntu. I hope I don't sound too arrogant, but it wouldn't be that great. It would be Ubuntu packaged with all of Googles products. Sure, it may have a few tweeks to make it better, but basically it would just be like Google pack. Its a pack of Google products to get you to use thier products.
I mean, it would shove Linux into the public eye, which is overall a good thing for Google to do, but, I mean, no one will use it. If they do, it will put Ubuntu out of business with everyone just downloading Google's supposed better version, when really its just a bunch of software they've deved. Google can use it if they want... Do us a favour though, don't release it.
I can't see it putting ubuntu out of business, since their only revenue comes from their support service (I assume) which is to enterprise level clients who would know the difference if google actually just bundled in their stuff. Now if google actually revamps it alot and fixes the handful of things keeping it from being a perfect desktop OS, all the better.
I didn't mean put out of business in a money or business sense, I mean no one would download Ubuntu from their site anymore, just the Google tweeked version. I wouldn't mind if Google and Ubuntu teamed up. That would be awesome.
Lol how insanely quickly is google taking over the world. First it's a search engine, next it's an email provider, next it's providing chat services, map features, now they are creating an operating system.
Yah google does have thier hands in everything. And Microsoft hates it, and Google altogether. looka at this from a previous post at astahost forums.
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said late Thursday it had reached a settlement with rival Google Inc. and former employee Kai-Fu Lee, ending a legal battle that had exposed behind-the-scenes rancor between the companies.
In a statement, Redmond-based Microsoft said the three parties had entered into a "private agreement that resolves all issues to their mutual satisfaction."
Google confirmed the settlement and released a statement from Lee saying he was "pleased with the terms of the settlement agreement."
Microsoft spokesman Jack Evans would not say when the settlement was reached. He also would not provide details of the settlement, calling it confidential. Google also declined to comment further.
Lee had worked at Microsoft since 2000 and helped develop its MSN Internet search technology, including desktop search software rivaling Google's. He left in July to lead Google's expansion into China after Google offered him a $10 million compensation package.
Microsoft sued Lee and Google in a Washington state court, contending that Lee's job at Google would violate terms of the noncompete agreement that prohibits him from doing similar work for a rival for one year. Microsoft also accused Lee of using insider information to get his job at Google, based in Mountain View, Calif.
I also heard about a microsoft a high level microsoft worker throwing a chair and yelling "I'll kill google!, I've done it before and I'll do it again!" after one of his most valued employees said he was going to work for google. So yah, Microsoft despises google.
I use windows, just because I am forced to share computers with complete idiots that don't want me to change anything... but when I get my own computer I will test Ubuntu,linux, exc.
nopainers, if you think google is being careful to not upset microsoft... you should pay more attention to the tech news Google is pretty much blocking M$ everytime they try to expand their online presense. They beat hotmail, beat msn search, they have an IM client, they have their hands in almost everything you can do online. They aren't exactly trying to not make any companies into enemies if they are expanding into that many different parts of the tech market.
it's a combination between two of the best, google as one of the best search engines with all its new features, gmail with approx. 3 gb inbox and growing, google earth with all its benefits, froogle, google groups, chat, talk...etc. and Ubuntu which is one of the best linux distro's, it becoming more popular day by day, it's the best laptops support in all linux distro's. this partnership gives both of them a lot of power, and export worries to microsoft which is now in a very small corner waiting for a hole that it can pass from it to the whole world with a new bubble that can give it some success since all the others growing more faster, i think this distro if it comes to the reach of the users will be the most popular one in no time. p.s: I'm an ubuntu user
I don't think Google need to release an OS. What is in it for them? All they get is a war with Microsoft. I think they're quite happy building their own empire without upsetting too many people. And let's face it: their search engine is by so far the best it's not funny, gmail shook up the online mail game, and google earth and google scholar... well they're fun.
I like Google, and I like Linux. It makes me happy to know that they're using all different OS's (like you'd expect). Makes me think they're nice geeks just like me.
Hm, I'm kinda sad to hear that, would have been interesting to see what they did with it. Not that I'm overly surprised that it was all just a hyped rumor, but still, would have been an entertaining ride heh.
After a LONG wait, Google finally has managed to round-up it's online office suite by adding in
a basic Presentation creator. However, contrary to all earlier speculations - they haven't named
it Presently . Rather this new app doesn't have any distinct name at all other than being
refered to as Google Presentation. Features Microsoft PowerPoint files less than 10 MB can be
imported and exports take the shape of HTML files with images. Themes and layouts of slides can be
modified - but there aren't too many available options. As it is with Google D....
Newspaper bloopers can be real funny, but I haven't seen one of the likes of this in ages...
The Nation , one of leading English dailies of Thailand reported today that ... Google Sky
launches Bobby Johnson, technology correspondent. Apparently, The Nation was supposed to run
this syndicated story on the launch of Google Sky, written by Bobby Johnson. Seems like they were
mighty impressed with Johnson and decided to launch him instead /biggrin.gif"
style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Here's a screenshot...
Inci....
Just when you thought that Google is running out of ideas for their products, something unexpected
was introduced - a new search engine! I am sure everyone is confused - why would Google make such a
move when they already have the most popular search engine in the world (Yahoo! fans, face the
truth)? The answer is actually quite simple - but this is just my opinion - innovation. Even though
it is so widely used, we must admin that Google's search engine is a bit old-fashioned.
Unfortunately, they can't just upgrade it all of a sudden, as I am sure it would annoy....
Im not too sure if this can be posted here, but its news to me! anyway, If you go to google maps and
search for directions from New York to Paris, you get a rather interesting route. Go to the link
below and look at step 23 of the route! New York, New York to Paris,France made me laugh! -jimmy....
QUOTE Ventures into online machine based translations haven't met with much success so far -
at least not to a degree that can be called phenomenal. While smaller words / phrases / sentences
translate fine, the translator engines perform rather pathetically when it comes to large chunks of
text. Translation engines have been around since the early 90's, when AltaVista came out with
its famous Babelfish . In general, the online translators are pretty good and are able to convey
the essence of the translated text. However, translator engines fair miserably ....
I don't know if this News has already come up on this forum...
http://www.informationweek.com/management/...cleID=196701966 Having a search engine where "the
people" contribute, is definitely a good idea. No doubt Wikipedia has changed the way people access
information. Will this Wikiasari be able to change the way people search? ....
Guys... you HAVE to try this service and see for youself. It's simply terrific. I'll quote
my review on it from ChaosLab . QUOTE(Chaos Laboratory) How would you like to be able to
create new events in your Google Calendar , write new posts on your blog hosted on Blogger ,
Typepad or Wordpress or create reminders , to-do's and notes without ever firing up
your browser? That too all this through the familiar environment of you favourite Instant
Messenger, be it Yahoo! , GTalk or MSN ? Look no further cause Imified has bro....
Some of you like myself swear by google, since we cannot imagine living without google search.
However some of the discussions on net has made me thinking over an important issue. Will Google
control too much of our lives ? here are the links which discusses an important point on
google's future plans ... Google wants to be YOUR Internet. Google becomes domain name
seller A Google OS by 2010 Google's Sinister(?) Plans GoogleOS Scenarios Let me
add, google has already hired top brains for its (secret project), headed by Robert Pike. It coul....
Google's at it again and this time with a much-needed patent search engine. It sports the same
minimalistic interface that's a trademark of Google and allows you to perform fulltext searches
on a database of over 7 million patents and view the details of each patent along with all the
drawings / sketches. The scanned pages of the original patents are displayed in a PDF-like format
with the ability to zoom in/out Apparently it uses the same underlying technology as Google Book
Search. For those who've cracked their skulls over the notorious USPTO search....
Well, well, well. It looks like Yahoo and IBM want a piece out the Google search empire. The two
are reportly teaming up in a joint venture to offer a free data search tool that will be geared
towards businesses that offer better Yahoo search results. The search product should be a huuuge
success since IBM already sells a business focused search product called OmniFind that allows
businesses to search through internal documents. You couple this with the Yahoo search platform and
wallah! Better search results! Check out the link below to read the article. Its really ....
Google has just acquired YouTube.com website: The founders of YouTube posted a video (what else?)
where they talk about the acquisition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCVxQ_3Ejkg Check out the
grins on these guys!....
Hi all.. Check this out: www.writely.com Its a new service from Google for simple and secure
document colloboration and publishing product! I can call it as online Word Processor which is
rocking in its Beta time itself! /biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0"
alt="biggrin.gif" /> They wil aslo provide some mal address to which you can send documents
directly! You can upload or create new from the sitre itself! /cool.gif"
style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" /> - Each attached document
will be converted....
Google's feed reader has undergone a major facelift. Thank God that the developers realised
that the old scrollable interface just wasn't practical enough for users with lots of feeds.
Categorization has always been a requirement to handle feed overload. New features: * Expanded
view and list view (similar to Gmail, list view shows only the title and a small snippet, while the
expanded view shows the entire post) * Simplified sharing functionality (just click on the share
link, and add snippets from blog posts to a public page. You can share that page with yo....
A new feature of Google Image Search that allows you to label random images to help improve the
quality of Google's image search results. How does it work? You'll be randomly
paired with a partner who's online and using the feature. Over a 90-second period, you and your
partner will be shown the same set of images and asked to provide as many labels as possible to
describe each image you see. When your label matches your partner's label, you'll earn some
points and move on to the next image until time runs out. After time expires, you can exp....
Google had just published another new service, it is called google web accelerator, it's an
accelerator for your web surfing, so you can save time surfing the internet, it looks a very great
service when you look at it generally, but for the first time google made a very bad service, it
does nothing new than the old accelerators, to make it appears like a very good brand service they
put a warning that this service is only for broadband ADSL internet connections, not for dialup
internet connections, as they didn't test it for dialup, in fact i did, i tested it....
FINALLY! Finally Google released Google Earth for Linux. Now, we don't need to run it over WINE.
Google Earth uses QT and OpenGL as renderers, so you do need those driver and toolkit.
http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html It is currently in beta as part of the 4th version.
xboxrulz....
One of the most popular Google programs, and maybe one of the most dangerous, Google Earth, is
getting a new version. What's more, this time it is released for all supported operating system
simultaneously. You can download it here . Besides various OS support, it is also multilingual
with French, German, Spanish and Italian now supported. Also, these countries are now more detailed
in Google Earth and advanced search is now available. Next, Google has increased the percentage of
the land covered with high resolution images. It is now 20%, whereas the other 80% ....
According to recent news on eWeek.Com, Google's going to release the combined byproduct of their
past few years extensive research and development efforts on the AJAX Framework at the Sun JavaOne
conference at San Francisco. The kit, titled as Google Web Toolkit or GWT is going to provide
an exhaustive framework for Java-AJAX developers and is going really simplify development of
applications similar to Google Maps or Gmail ever for the non-experts. QUOTE(eWeek.Com) The
GWT (Google Web Toolkit) is a Java software development framework that simplifies wri....
Rumours have been flying around for quite a while about a Google Music service which is to be
announced in about 6 months time. I tracked a bunch of articles on this and recent news indicates a
very high probability of this happening for real. Here are some exerpts from those articles... Read
the sources to find out more. QUOTE(SearchEngineWatch.Com) Elinor Mills has a brief post
reporting that Bear Stearns analyst Robert Peck is predicting that Google will offer a digital music
download service in the three to six months. Bear Sterns is using the name the name "Go....
Google Labs seem to be churning out products incessantly.. Recently, a Google employee named Erika
Joy leaked out a couple of screenshots of their soon-to-be released product called Google Notebook
, due for launch sometime next week at: http://www.google.com/notebook It's supposed to be a
tool that blows the living daylights out of the likes of del.icio.us . It's going to be a tool
for gathering data from all around the web (bookmarks or actual content), nicely categorize them and
add related metadata and finally publish it if you want. Looks like it's....
Google's released 4 new search related products as mentioned in this article in InformationWeek.
QUOTE Google today introduced four new search products and promised to operate with more
transparency. Before a few dozen journalists from around the world gathered for Google Press Day
2006, company executives offered a broad overview of the search giant's future direction,
reiterated its focus on search, and spoke of plans to open up. Ironically, the wireless network that
Google had set up for guests was down at the time. "The Google story is getting more c....
Google has patented for a voice activated search engine in 2001 and has recently confirmed and
granted, this will help the business people and other users to easily search websites, and will make
the searching experiance even better. So if you have microphone, you can now easily surf the web
using that. just think how far ahead and better google is making it's search engines, and now
that they have patented that it will be hard for other search engine companies like Yahoo and MSN to
compete with that. Here is the link to the patent site and application: http://www....
Hi guys, I came across this site called Writely - which offers you an online browser-based
Word Processor , quite similar to what Microsoft is trying to offer in it's Windows Live. What
suddenly caught my notice was this one single line right below their site logo that says - QUOTE
The Web Word Processor ...that's now part of Google. Digging
further I came upon this article at Red Herring describing Google's buyout of this company
and the subsequent assimilation of their software into the Google system.. My guess is....
Are you tired of all those unreliable dating services? Would you like to find your soulmate online?
Here's the solution to all your problems - Google Romance! Their unique computer-guided system
will help you find a person perfect for you in no-time! For more information, visit
http://www.google.com/romance/ lol /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)"
border="0" alt="smile.gif" />....
In a dramatic turn of events, the search behemoth Google is being accused of Bio-Piracy . This
comes in the light of Google's plans to create a huge searchable database of all the genes on
this planet in collaboration with the genomic research institute J. Craig Venter . Apparently
this week Google has been presented with an award as part of the Captain Hook Awards for Biopiracy
in Curitiba, Brazil . QUOTE Search giant Google has been accused of being the "biggest threat
to genetic privacy" for its alleged plan to create a searchable database of geneti....
Here is what they wrote on their signup page check it out http://pages.google.com/ QUOTE
About Google Page Creator Want to create an online photo tour of your vacation to Bali? An overview
of the South American precipitation cycle for your science class? A shrine to your pet ferret?
Now's your chance. We're testing a new product that makes creating your own web pages as
easy as creating a document in a word processor. Google Page Creator is a free tool that lets you
create web pages right in your browser and publish them to the web with one click. There....
Just kidding, they do have money /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0"
alt="smile.gif" /> But someone could that they don't. Here's why. The incident happened in
Brazil. The Google owners were having some business meeting with the local Google group, but they
were also relaxing on the sandy beaches. But something went wrong when they went to a restaurant.
The restaurant was for rather rich people, since it was quite expensive. After finishing the dinner,
the Google owners wanted to pay, but their credit cars got rejected! /biggrin.gi....
I turned on the news this morning, and heard about the United States Government wants Google to turn
over it's search records. I'm sure you all know, but in case you've been living in a
cave for quite some time Google is an internet giant with a number of various internet services
offered, the service in question its massive web-search database that gets millions if not billions
of searches a day making it the largest AND most profitable search engine ever. The government went
to Google and asked them to give them their database records of all searches mad....
Try this link for a satellite view of the World Trade Center site, with map superimposed, for
example: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=34.036764,-...9&z=1&t=h&hl=en I tried to locate "high
knob, virginia" and bizarrely got a shot of coastal California. I tried again with "norton,
virginia" and was able to sidle over to High Knob. Another Google service I just learned about is
scholar.google.com. I ran a search on " java eclipse" and got about 3000 hits, "java beans", about
8000, "css style sheet" -- about 1800. The results come from scholarly and professional jour....
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Google is pretty much blocking M$ everytime they try to expand their online presense. They beat hotmail, beat msn search, they have an IM client, they have their hands in almost everything you can do online. They aren't exactly trying to not make any companies into enemies if they are expanding into that many different parts of the tech market.
