We know little of the new project of Google, but it will be based on Linux, extend the findings to the security of Chrome their operating system will boot in a few seconds and use the internet giant’s browser for everything you can. The idea that Google tries to sell us is that we do almost everything online, so you do not need the operating system is nothing but an interface between the machine and browser.

Beyond the economic consequences that this may have to move Microsoft in the short term it should serve as an argument against antitrust authorities, although they do not respond to reason but to suit the competitors of the company founded by Bill Gates. If Google announces a new operating system that consists of little more than a browser, how is that Brussels does not oblige Microsoft to tie Windows with Internet Explorer? Does Google bull, which will be integrated with the browser so that even the operating system will be named the same?

Argued a few months ago that Chrome was not a threat to Windows, but for the Explorer, and Google is expected to employ its capabilities as a company to preinstall its browser on computers, something no other competitor could Microsoft be able to do. Enrique Dans, however, saw it as a way to lose importance to the operating system up to “not care what brings me to run under my browser.” It seems that Google has reached the conviction that to achieve both objectives it is necessary to provide a complete system from the manufacturers and focus initially the market for netbooks.

The choice is logical. As much as we say that we do everything on the web, in reality this is not true. We do almost everything. And that remains nearly important enough for many users. But it is true that netbooks do not have power right now to just to access the web, mail and run office applications, but will have to see what can be done in 2010, when you come with Google’s operating system installed.

Bing and the online version of Office are the latest attacks Microsoft to sources of business from Google. But so far has failed, a company with the financial capabilities of Microsoft may end up right and doing much harm to Google. Moreover, as the years pass and, yes, we are increasingly moving our data and applications to the “cloud” is the abstract network, the importance of Microsoft is less and hence the bad image that remains for many. Hence, in Palo Alto have thought about moving to reduce the income of his rival, who are currently focused on Windows and Office.

In any case, as long as competition is so fierce, the users will benefit. Even if we do not use Bing, Google imitate their older hits. While Google Chrome does not install OS, Microsoft may be forced to lower their prices or ease Windows. Hopefully both companies survive long echándose garage at the helm.

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