Google at CES
Base10 hasn't been paying much attention to the CES in Vegas--it seems to me to be lots and lots of digital cameras. But Google's presentation was intriguing. Google is launching a couple of initiatives: first, they will be marketing videos of NBA games and classic TV shows from CBS; second, they also introduced Google Pack, an online downloadable software suite available for Google users. The first development is pretty tame. It's really just jumping on the bandwagon of online video. The second development is huge. It is a direct hit against Microsoft. Google has been rumored to be developing a low-price PC. Google Pack would fit right into this strategy. Base10 checked out the downloads here. There's nothing new here, really. Google Earth, Firefox with the Google Toolbar, etc. But the framework is there to expand. Interesting.
- posted by Base10 @ 10:25 AM