Jeu George’s Weblog

Google recently struck a deal with Dell to ship new PC’s pre-loaded with Google Desktop and setting Google as the default search engine in IE. Now this is really interesting news.

Didn’t Google recently file an anti-trust suit against Microsoft saying it was using its Desktop monopoly to drive people using IE7 to use its Search Engine.  Now, although this was turned down, what does this tell about Google? I think its beginning to see the threat from Microsoft’s new search technologies. And then the hypocrite deal with Dell.

How valuable is this deal? When Google and MSN (Windows Desktop Search) came out with their desktop search tools, it was meant to improve the search on Windows XP. Search on XP was slow and these tools did add value to the Operating System. However, in Windows Vista, search has improved drastically, (it also happens to be my favorite core feature in Vista.) Why would someone need to install additional software when the inbuilt search in Vista really rocks!!.