The company which has shipped millions of PCs running Microsoft Windows in the past, now seems to be shifting away from it.
US PC vendor Dell is reportedly in talks with Google over the use of the Chrome operating system on its laptops. Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the Web. Google recently announced that it would release its Chrome OS later this year, initially targeting laptop users. The OS is likely to compete with Microsoft's Windows 7 as well as other OSes.
Amit Midha, president, Greater China and South Asia, Dell told Reuters in an interview, "We have to have a point of view on the industry and technology direction two or three years down the road, so we continuously work with Google on this.”
He added, "There are going to be unique innovations coming up in the marketplace in two or three years, with a new form of computing, we want to be on that forefront ... So with Chrome or Android or anything like that we want to be one of the leaders."
Dell has already tied up with Google on a number of devices. Earlier this year, Dell launched the Android-based Aero -- its first smartphone in the US market. The Dell Streak tablet, which runs on Android, is also expected to hit the market next month.
Although talks are underway, there are no firm announcements to be made, according to Midha.
The company which has shipped millions of PCs running Microsoft Windows in the past, now seems to be shifting away from it. Dell’s Ubuntu home page says, "Ubuntu is safer than Microsoft Windows. The vast majority of viruses and spyware written by hackers are not designed to target and attack Linux."
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