SEL: Google and Yahoo in Talks with Thin Client Computer Maker

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March 16, 2006

Google and Yahoo in Talks with Thin Client Computer Maker

HOLY CRAP! I got pumped when I read Greg Sterling's article on Google's role in the future of computing, how basically we'll be able to own computers that hook up to the Google network where all our data lives.

THEN I saw this article in Silicon Valley Watcher: "Scoop: Wyse says in talks with Google and Yahoo on thin computing"

Wyse Technology, the leading thin-client manufacturer, told SVW that it is in talks with both Google and Yahoo, for the design and production of powerful low-priced computers integrating data, voice, and broadband connectivity.

HOLY CRAP! Will we see a computer sales model similar to today's current cell phone sales model, where we're locked into long term service contracts and hardware prices are low? Will the whole thing be ad supported?

Most importantly, how far away is this?

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