Google is going to be a major Microsoft rival. They have produced almost everything Microsoft dominated, but Google’s products are mostly online. For instance, Microsoft office is installed on computers, but Google documents can be accessed through email.
Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Google plans [...]

Ubuntu is an open source software. Tech gurus believe it is a safer operating system than windows. They say it is safer because it is an open source software meaning anyone can improve the software. If a flaw is seen in the open software, it is easier to fix than a coorperate software that needs [...]

Microsoft decided to extend the support for Windows XP to full 13 years. This is 3 years longer than it has done for any of its previous Windows operating systems. Microsoft is doing this because the infamous Vista is being rejected by companies and individual pcs and Windows 7 will not be released anytime soon. [...]