The agreement between the world’s largest personal computer company and Google, comes after the two firms announced they would install Google’s software package on Dell computers in February.

Back then the two firms were rumoured to be considering installing Google software on up to 100 million new Dell personal computers after the software firm beat rival Microsoft in the deal, and Yahoo pulled out.

The deal could mark a major turning point for Google and mark a serious threat to rival Microsoft.

I speculate this is google’s first salvo in making sure that when Windows Vista ships that a co-branded Dell/Google start page is what the user will see (on new Dell hardware) and not Microsoft’s www.live.com.

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5018372.stm

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