Topic: Google Made Opera Browser Free

[VulturEMaN]

http://gigaom.com/2005/09/21/google-made-opera-browser-free/

This could also mean that google wants to have a hold on opera too...for when they go global.

Little people noticed 2 years ago when I posted about google wanting Operating System developers on their "open jobs" page.

Maybe now Microsoft has some real competition.

http://news.com.com/Microsofts+nightmare+i...l?tag=nefd.lede

[cmonkey]

Eh, the Operating Systems developer positions were almost certainly for people working on Google's internal operating system.  They have a highly tweaked version of Linux running on thier servers.  If they were seriously considering a consumer OS release, they would more than likely just buy off a Linux dev company.

[VulturEMaN]

Slightly off topic question:

If you were to buy out all of the cheese making factories in the world, but not too many in the USA, would you get charged with a monopoly? Or do monopoly charges only count for US-only based companies?

[cmonkey]

Well, the U.S. Judicial system only has jurisdiction in the United States, so it would only work if the company had a monopoly on the American market.