Google announces software package

[mountain_rage]

So you bought a new PC for yourself or a relative during the holidays. There was the initial excitement about its speed and the nice screen – and then it came time to actually get it running. Which meant embarking on some real work -– downloading a browser, a couple of multimedia players, a PDF reader, a toolbar, and maybe something for voice and instant messaging. Don’t forget the anti-spyware and anti-virus apps – you’ve got to have those. Hours, maybe even days, go by. How many wizards have you clicked through, not to mention license agreements and preference pickers? And then you have to ask: did I get everything? And how am I going to keep all of this up to date?

This was the experience both Sergey and Larry had a year ago. And they’re computer guys, after all. Which led them to ask more of us to make it easier for everyone. So we created the Google Pack -- a one-stop software package that helps you discover, install, and maintain a wide range of essential PC programs. It’s yours today – and it’s something we hope you find to be painless, easy, and even fun (if computer setup can ever be called that). And it’s free.

Read entire article here:

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/

Steve jobs must be planning his nuklear strike by now.

This will also be good news for firefox since everyone trust google and hears about their software, and ventures. It will raise even more awareness for a program that many have already disscovered. I would of liked them to include openoffice in that list, but in another article I read they mentioned supporting them. As for norton they should have supported one of the free alternatives instead. The other thing they bombed it with was real networks. Seriously real player what were they thinking.

[Auggie2k]

Awesome idea. Noob heaven. Google have done it again, although this would be pointless if people wern't so lazy :hi