Google: Arms Dealing in Weapons of Mass Destruction

Been thinking about the various fights against Microsoft over the years.

Apple went to war head on and failed. Linux tried “free” but their efforts were unfocused and uncoordinated.

Google took a different tactic. It’s seeded a revolution by handing out weapons of mass destruction to everyday people.

Rather than fight the war itself, Google took the role of “arms dealer” and started giving away weapons of mass destruction for free.

Those weapons?

Gmail, Google Docs, Google Analytics, Google Maps, Adwords and Adsense, Google Voice, Android, the Chrome browser, the Chrome OS…and others.

When you think about it this way…Google isn’t fighting anyone…and Microsoft is literally fighting everyone…very clever.

I never count Microsoft out, but one has to wonder how can they compete when everyday people have such powerful alternatives…or should I say weapons?

Chrome OS sightings…

More and more reports are trickling out about Google Chrome OS sightings.

Tech Crunch’s MG Siegler article on Oct 12 talks about his discovery of the “Chrome OS” folder during his daily visit to download the latest Chromium for the Mac.

Johnathan Frederickson talks about his experience of trying out the OS build on his blog “Living in a Google World”. There are also some screen shots there.

To read more from Tech Crunch, go here.

To read more on “Living in a Google World” Blog, go here.

Sneak peak of Chrome OS on a device from China?

Google is point to the release of Chrome OS in late 2010.

Song Jiang of “Shanzi.com” says it’s hearing whispers about the OS showing up on a device from China “soon” on devices powered by the Chinese-designed Loongson CPU.

Though I would love to see it, I’m guessing that it’s a very stripped down version of Chrome if anything because it’s too early…unless of course Google has something else up it’s sleeve.

Read more about it from Song Jiang  here.

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