Certainly an interesting development(WSJ). The software pack will include:
…Firefox Web browser, a version of Norton AntiVirus software from Symantec Corp., Adobe Systems Inc.’s Reader software, RealNetworks Inc.’s RealPlayer multimedia software, Trillian instant-messaging software from Cerulean Studios and Lavasoft AB’s Ad-Aware antispyware software. Google Pack will also include Google’s own desktop search software, Google Earth satellite imaging and maps software, Picasa photo-management software, Google Talk instant-messaging program, its Toolbar add-on for Web browsers and screen saver software.
It appears to be the first concerted attempt by Google to get software on our PC’s, up to now it’s just been word of mouth.
And it’ll probably be coming to the mac, too. Nice one – a concerted effort to bypass the various multimedia lock-ins to Windows.
Indeed EWI, nice to see it.