Google will soon try to break Microsoft's "hegemony" by coming out with its own Operating Software. PC and computing gadget makers are awaiting the arrival of this new OS that is said to be offering a whole lot of benefits, whether it is in the form of giving users more choice.
The detailed plans for PCs with Google's Chrome system were also presented at Computex in Taipei last week, whereby personal computer and smartphone firms showed off a range of smartphones running on Google's Android operating system.
"I see it as a battle, not a war," said Tudor Brown, President of British cellphone chipmaker ARM. "The battle is for gaining share of people's imagination. It is driving innovation, which is very exciting."
In a survey carried out by Gartner, Android was ranked just ahead of Windows Mobile in the first quarter of this year, with its number of users increasing more than eight-fold a year ago. By comparison, the number of users of Microsoft's Windows Mobile system remained largely flat at about 3.7 million users.
