Google And Microsoft Taking On Each Other!
Sunday, January 17th, 2010The battlefield is all set and warming up for a war that promises to be quite exciting!
Not very long ago, technology giant Microsoft challenged the might of Google, with the launch of a new search engine, Bing. Not stopping at that, it went ahead and announced Office 10, which will include free online versions of its four popular software programs – a shot at Google’s web-based office applications. Google, not one to be left behind, surprised everyone with a talk about its new operating system, clearly hoping to overturn the dominance of Microsoft’s ubiquitous Windows.
This announcement by Google threw the tech world into a tizzy; some going to the extent of saying that Google’s new offering would finally mark the end of Windows’ rule and others shaking their heads at what they perceive to be a great mistake by Google.
It is certainly going to be quite a ride! Microsoft powers almost 90 percent of the world’s computers and this gives Microsoft an inherent advantage, where operating systems are concerned.
Google’s new operating system, called the Google Chrome Operating System, is initially expected to target net books. It may be released to the world in the second half of 2010. (more…)



