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First it was search. Then it was media. Now it is software....
In recent conversations with friendly Google employees, the buzzword is most definitely “software.” Make that “collaborative software.”
And this is how I know it is true: When my new laptop arrived last week, I was pleased to see that MS Office was already installed (not the case 3 years ago when I last made such a purchase). So the first 24 hours of my laptop ownership were occupied with downloading software from firms that three years ago weren’t even in the software business.
Enter Google. Picasa, Desktop, Google Earth, Toolbar…you get the picture. Now that’s what I call “share of desktop.”
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I don't trust google software any more. The reason why I don't trust them any more are:
*They don't post change logs for there software;
*You cant contact them to report a bug or security hole. I have just found a HUGE exploit in the Google earth software that would let me see/change the files on ANY computer with installed;
*The software seems to be quite buggy,
*There are a lot of "interesting" phrases in the EULA's that leave the window wide open for them to add any "extras" they want eg keyloggers.
*There is NO support when something geos wrong with there software.
I know it is free, but EVEN microsoft offers support on there new "LIVE" brand of software.
Posted by: Carl Crawford | 07.03.06
Whether they can be trusted or not, they have done a significant job creating entry points to the desktop so that you are much more likely to use them as your default search engine. All under the guise of organizing the worlds data!
Posted by: Josh | 07.05.06