Engadget reported a few days ago on the fact that Google had outmanouvered Microsoft with respect to ensuring that their Google Desktop software comes preinstalled on Dell hardware instead of Microsoft's desktop search product, MSN Toolbar. This deal also means that Google will be the default search engine on Dell machines, rather than defaulting to Microsoft's MSN Search page. The truth is that this is as it should be; Google really is the top of the heap in terms of online search engines, so it's good to see that Dell users will get that by default. It isn't clear to me, however, that Google Desktop or MSN Toolbar for that matter are particularly good choices to be installed for new users. Time will tell.Google Desktop Search to be bundled on Dells instead of Microsoft
Engadget reported a few days ago on the fact that Google had outmanouvered Microsoft with respect to ensuring that their Google Desktop software comes preinstalled on Dell hardware instead of Microsoft's desktop search product, MSN Toolbar. This deal also means that Google will be the default search engine on Dell machines, rather than defaulting to Microsoft's MSN Search page. The truth is that this is as it should be; Google really is the top of the heap in terms of online search engines, so it's good to see that Dell users will get that by default. It isn't clear to me, however, that Google Desktop or MSN Toolbar for that matter are particularly good choices to be installed for new users. Time will tell.
