J_K9 @ Linux

Google To Launch Linux-Based PC

Google is going to release a cheap computer dubbed “Google Cube” to the masses, which will run an Operating System based on Linux. It will be sold in partnership will Wal-Mart, although the price has not yet been confirmed.

The original article at Financial Mirror states that it could pose a threat to Microsoft Windows - which is fairly likely, as Google has gained so much press coverage in the past few months.

But, if this goes forward, I think the best thing is that Linux will also be sent into the limelight as a side-effect. If Google’s new PC is a hit, and people discover that it is based on Linux, the ‘barrier’ which makes current users afraid of trying Linux will be broken - and as a result, more users will switch to Linux. In my opinion, this move will greatly help defeat the common misconceptions associated with Linux nowadays - especially that it is a “hacker’s OS”. Go Google!