spinynorman Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 More speculation about Google - this time from the Times (of London). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qchem Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Eak, whatever happened to "do no evil"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghil Vertefeuille Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 it's called the crave for power. you have, you want more :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 It's just more speculation. I love how somehow speculation becomes true, and then people start jumping on a company they liked before. You can't really say anything about whether this or good or bad until google either actually announces it, or actually does it. Speculation is what old men in rocking chairs do when drinking beer and saying they saw a flying saucer, and then it ends up being a fly in the bug lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 IMO Â There is an upcoming event that is motovating many companies like Google. Ubuntu is being driven by it as are Mandriva, Red Hat, Novell, Suse and many more. And that is the official release of "Vista". When that officially occurs it's performance and susceptibility to attack will be watched by everyone with a keyboard connected to a processing device. Â Should "Vista" stumble, or be tripped up, then that is the end. Alternatives will be sought after. Corporate America is still mostly sitting on ME 2000, not XP. M$ is counting on Vista to migrate those millions of platforms. Will those platforms be lured by some other OS, lets say in this case "Goobuntu"? Â It won't happen over night but if alternatives are out there to test drive users will look at them. Google is putting one of those alternatives in place so folks can test drive it when, and if, Vista falls on it's own sword or is put to one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 Google has already stated that they aren't working on a linux desktop for distribution. they use a ubuntu version internally, but they aren't planning to sell one. Â *sigh* Â geek drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachwor Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 I think you are all missing what Google really does and that is deliver AdSense. Everything they do is to deliver more and more ads to a highly targetted market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 AdSense is certainly one of their big sellers, but it's not the only thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FX Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Not to be a jerk or nothing but after Google refuses to help out the NSA or the U.S. gov. with trying to track down possible terrorist, I'm not sure I'd want to use a google desktop or support one. Â Now, just to be far in that statement and the reason I feel that way is because China has asked or told Google to block any and all searches that deal with "liberty", "freedom" and the likes of that nature. Â I just find it ironic that Google will not help out its own country in the war agaist terrorism but will give in to the demands of another country to surpress its people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 I've heard nothing of either of those two things, FX. And refusing to help the NSA or the US Govt in tracking down terrorists??? That could be a good or a bad thing...they both have extremely overstepped their bounds and continue to. Â More speculation that suddenly becomes true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelcole Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 From what i heard they wanted Random data to be supplied to the NSA and others for seeing what people were looking at on the Google maps.. Â There was no Search Warrant or any reason or person mentioned but they wanted IP addresses of the people who searched and what.. Just random.. Â This is a bit unfair to someone who types in a US Airbase then gets branded a terrorist when all they were doing is checking the news articles saying these places are obscured by google maps.. Â China has the right to censor its Internet as it is a sovereign country and we have no right to impose our ideals on them.. Maybe we see it as unfair but you must think they have much bigger problems dealing with 1Billion people that no other country except India have an idea about.. Â Google respects the right to censor but not exclude.. They want to work with china not against. Is it better to educate than be forced out and not have any ability to help in the long run.. Â Some middle east countries censor porn is that wrong or right. It is not up to us to decide for them. they must decide for themselves what is best for their people.. Â May be freedom of speech has gone too far in some countries and does need to be curtailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FX Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&hs=axL&...ernment&spell=1  Link to Google refusing to help the U.S. Gov.  http://www.google.com/search?q=google+acce...n-US:unofficial  Google bowing down to China.  http://www.usconstitution.net/  U.S. Constitution site. Read and learn the President does have the right to do what is needed in the defense of the U.S. in times or WAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghil Vertefeuille Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 and that includes violating our privacy? wow, I'm suddenly happy to live elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Ok guys, let's not turn this into a political debate please. Let's keep this on target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 FX: So as not to hijack this thread, but I am interested in your opinion: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=30737 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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