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Ben Charny at eWeek says Dude, You’re Getting a Google :
Computer maker Dell said Jan. 30 it has quietly begun testing a new partnership with Internet search provider Google.
For now, some Dell laptops and desktop computers are sold with two Google Inc. search features pre-installed, a Dell spokesman said.
Dell is also putting the paces to a Google-powered Web site that appears to be a hybrid of Dell’s online store and Google’s personalized Web site.
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By partnering with Round Rock, Texas-based Dell, Google has found a partner to help it chip away at Microsoft’s dominance of the personal computer desktop software market.
Dell and Google aren’t talking but there’s more speculation by following the link.
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February 7th, 2006 at 2:29 PM
[...] Confirming the rumor from January, Eric Auchard has the story for Reuters: Dell Inc. and Google Inc. confirmed on Tuesday they are testing a pre-installed package of Google software on Dell computers, in a potential blow to Microsoft Corp.’s dominance of desktop software. [...]