NEWS: Google & Dell

Computer maker Dell said Jan. 30 it has quietly begun testing a new partnership with Internet search provider Google. For now, some Dell laptops and desktop computers are sold with two Google Inc. search features pre-installed, a Dell spokesman said. Dell is also putting the paces to a Google-powered Web site that appears to be a hybrid of Dell's online store and Google's personalized Web site.

A Dell spokesperson had no further comment. A Google spokesperson deferred comment to Dell. By partnering with Round Rock, Texas-based Dell, Google has found a partner to help it chip away at Microsoft's dominance of the personal computer desktop software market.

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So far I've seen Google apps embedded with IrfanView & WinZip. I think they're going to attempt at every application they can find.