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IN A MOVE THAT APPEARS to be aimed directly at Microsoft, Google co-founder Larry Page is expected to announce the release of Google Pack, a bundle of software that includes the Firefox open-source Web browser. The software pack, first reported Thursday by The Wall Street Journal, is also expected to include open-source instant messaging product Trillian, Norton AntiVirus, and RealPlayer, as well as a host of Google programs--Google Desktop Search, Google Earth, Picasa, Google Talk, and the Google Toolbar.
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Of course, you don't have to choose to install any particular component. Google's just giving you a menu, and ala carte is fine. Here's what's on the table:
* Adobe Reader 7
* Ad-Aware SE Personal
* GalleryPlayer HD Images
* Google Desktop
* Google Earth
* Google Pack Screensaver
* Google Picasa Photo Organizer/Editor
* Google Talk
* Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
* Google Video player
* Mozilla Firefox with Google Toolbar
* Norton AntiVirus 2005 Special Edition
* RealPlayer
* Trillian
Also note that Trilian is not "open source" as the story claims.
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* Adobe Reader 7 * Ad-Aware SE Personal * GalleryPlayer HD Images * Google Desktop * Google Earth * Google Pack Screensaver * Google Picasa Photo Organizer/Editor * Google Talk * Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer * Google Video player * Mozilla Firefox with Google Toolbar * Norton AntiVirus 2005 Special Edition * RealPlayer * Trillian
Google says all of the programs were added because they are considered "best of class" and that no payments for inclusion were involved. http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060106-190000 http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/pack.html