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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

HP notebook will be part of Google's Android operating system

By Haven Frbiz

The world's largest PC maker Hewlett-Packard Internet access in some of the preparation used in the development of Google's Android system, Microsoft's Windows operating system to give up. The source said that HP has been a number of testers at a start line to test the use of the Google Android system, but has yet to decide whether or not HP will market the use of the Internet of the Android system.

Android mobile phone system had been used, once the Android can be installed in the laptop, will expand the Google and Microsoft in the PC software market in the area of competition, there are currently over 90% of the PC to install Microsoft's Windows operating system.

Although the decline in the overall PC market, but to provide basic mail and networking features and inexpensive Internet version of the rapid growth in sales. Market research firm IDC expects sales this year will be the global Internet last year soared to 11.4 million Units 22,000,000 Units, at the same time, the overall PC market growth rate of 12 percent from last year's decline to 3.8%.

Vice President of Hewlett-Packard PC Zahir Segui (Satjiv Chahil) refused to comment on whether HP used to sell Google's Android system equipment for comment. Zahir confirmed, however, HP is currently Google's software for research.

He said, "We think of Android into the computer and communication industry's ability to assess, so we are conducting research on this software."

Google spokesman said that from the beginning of the development, Android has been designed for mobile phones and similar devices are mini-computers, "We look forward to seeing what Android can make a contribution, see the open platform will be How will the promotion of innovation. "

At present, the other PC manufacturers are also on the same study Android. In 2007 the Internet was launched in the first public version of Asustek Computer, said the company is considering the introduction of the Internet using the Android operating system. In addition, media reports have said that Dell will introduce the use of the Android smartphone operating system.

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