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to: Antti Kurenniemi
from: Robert Comer
date: 2006-07-14 07:17:30
subject: Re: VMware free stuff

From: "Robert Comer" 

> "Integrated Google Search. VMware Player includes Google search
> capabilities, fully integrated for conveniently searching the web without
> launching a browser. "

It's an optional install, you don't have to.

> I don't get why everything and anything in the world now should include
> google search - what the heck is it doing in a virtual machine for
> example?

Probably someone is getting paid for it.  Personally, I hate installing
stuff like that and rip it out if it does get in somehow.

--
Bob Comer


"Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote in
message news:44b760e8$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:44b6a680$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> for anyone interested  ( just trying to promote virtualization )
>>
>> if you don't want a server but would just like to play with some of the
>> canned Linux 'appliances' above you can download the free player at
>>
>> http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
>
> Muy cool, but wtf's up with this:
>
> "Integrated Google Search. VMware Player includes Google search
> capabilities, fully integrated for conveniently searching the web without
> launching a browser. "
>
> I don't get why everything and anything in the world now should include
> google search - what the heck is it doing in a virtual machine for
> example?
>
>
> Antti Kurenniemi
>
>

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