Folks, let's take a look at the facts here:
Fact: Google recently hired the lead programmer of the Firefox browser, Ben Goodger.
Fact: A WhoIs domain-name search reveals that Google registered the domain "gbrowser.com" on April 26, 2004.
Back in September 2004,
CNET News reported that Google could be working on its own browser. Here's that story:
Clues may point to Google browser
So is G-browser on the way?
I'm thinking, quite possibly, yes. What do you guys think?
Yann
Now that Google has more money that I would know what to do with, there's not much they could not take on if they wanted to.
I could easily see and Googled version of Firefox, or something that was different. I just switched to FF myself after being infected a 3rd time with some password-sucking infestation...! This time is was Windows Media player.
Browser? I personally CANNOT wait for a Google operating system based on Linux!!! Can you IMAGINE an OS that works as well as Google Search?
Joined on 01-26-2005
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Speaking of Linux based OSes...look at MacOS 10 and the new iMac mini. 500 dollars for a very robust system with an intuitive UI. I'm there.
Okay, so Google already brought us G-mail. Nice!
Not so hard to imagine what else is to come...
My predictions:
1) G-Browser - Google Web browser
2) G-OS - Google operating system
3) G-Player - Google MP3 player
4) G-Cell - Google mobile phone
5) G-Comp - Google PC computer
6) G-ISP - Google Internet service provider
And...
7) G-VIP - Google voice over IP
Not too shabby, eh? :wink;
Yann
Joined on 04-05-2004
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Companies regularly employ open source and free software maintainers and core developers - it can buy them influence in the project and potentially given this project, the w3 consortium. Given that FF already defaults to Google it would make sense for Google to capitalise upon this whilst continuing to support an open source browser....this seems like a clever way to do just that.
...in my humble opinion:)