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Microsoft VARs View Google Chrome OS as Opportunity
in Microsoft Partner
Sunday, 12 July 2009, 21:36 hrs
 
Unfazed by Google’s planned release of a new Linux-based operating system for client computers, resellers and solution providers say Google’s play in the OS space will create opportunities for them down the line.
Plenty of pundits are talking about how much Microsoft has to lose when Google releases its Chrome operating system, scheduled to debut on consumer netbooks at the end of 2010. And aside from Linux itself, Google’s forthcoming Linux-based Chrome OS may very well pose the biggest threat to Microsoft’s OS dominance that the company has ever seen. But so far Microsoft reseller solution provider channel partners are saying that they welcome the new OS from Google and aren’t worried about losing Microsoft revenues. On the contrary, it could mean new opportunities for VARs. “Google’s Chrome OS will certainly make some impact on the current OS market and not limited to Microsoft Windows but other open-source operating systems as well,” says Shiv Kumar, executive vice president of Edison, N.J.-based solution provider ZSL. But that doesn’t mean the road will be an easy one for Google. “Making a dent into the Microsoft’s ISV ecosystem is not that easy and Google’s enterprise and channel positioning will play a major role in making Chrome a real competitor for Windows or any other open-source OS which has reasonable market share,” he adds. Read More
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