There have been several snippets in TR News recently that suggest Google may be looking at producing it’s own operating system. Another correspondent touched on the possibility of using Linux at the core of this (speculative) system.
This got me thinking; a rare occurrence, so make the most of it 😉
It has been discussed as to why Linux has failed to make significant inroads on to the desktop in the USA and great parts of Europe. To me, it is quite clear. It’s all about marketing (or lack of it in Linux’s case) and the stranglehold Microsoft has on Pre-loaded OEM systems.
Now imagine a Linux that combines the easy interface that Xandros (my favourite), Linspire or Mandriva produces, with Google’s marketing clout. Imagine every time you searched Google or switched on the TV, you had an advertisement in front of you, encouraging it’s use. Imagine an integrated system, that showed just how bad Microsoft’s pathetic non-compliant IE7, really is. Imagine Google turning the screws with a marketing campaign that had consumers demanding the “Google” operating system. (remember “Intel Inside” – how successful was that?)
Far fetched? Wishful thinking? Or closer to the future than we all know? I wonder……
