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Will Google save VMware from Novell-like fate?

There has been some talk recently about the possibility of VMware becoming the next Novell and fading away into obscurity due to Microsoft entering the virtualization arena. But has anyone noticed that Google is slowly invading many of Microsoft’s territories and doing it better than Microsoft at a cheaper price?

The recent announcement that Google is developing its own Google Chrome operating system to go along with the Google Chrome Web browser is a direct threat to Microsoft’s core business. Google is competing with more and more Microsoft products and most of its products are available to consumers for free. Google has email, a Web browser, documents, mapping, photo and drawing applications and much more. Will Google eventually topple Microsoft and beat them at Microsoft’s game, forcing Microsoft into obscurity as Microsoft has with companies like Novell and Netscape? Continued »