I've been saying for a couple of years that Google would do an office suite, operating system, and co-branded PC. Eric Schmidt told me to my face at CES last year that they would never do an Office Suite--which of course they did.

He also told me they would never do a OS or a PC. Well, Dell is bundling Google apps with their PCs now (as you can see below), and I predict that in 2007 Google will release an Operating System and a super discount PC. Think, a $300-400 PC all-in-on unit that is sold at cost in order to make money off of their services.

Think about being Dell or Gateway and being offered a) a free OS and b) 1-5% of the revenue from Adsense on the computer? How can you turn that down when it's going to be double or triple your margin on a PC?!

The next upgrade cycle for Office is dead in the water thanks to the Google Office suite.

The Google OS will come out in 2007, and in 2008/2009 the Windows upgrade cycle will be ankled.

Go Go Google!!!

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Question 1: Show Name
What do you guys think of Brian's suggestion for the name of the show?


Update1: Audio Comments
Thanks for the 10+ audio comments people sent in... I have them ready for CalacanisCast Beta 4.


Update2: Show Notes
I don't want to do show notes... in fact, I'm banning anyone else from doing show notes. You either listen to the show or you don't. You want to know what's on the show you listen, not scan the notes. Either you commit to the show just as I'm committing to do the show or you don't. Please stop asking for show notes--it's not gonna happen.

Update3: Jersey Todd
I love this guys Jersey Todd song that Adam Curry plays... I can't stop singing it. I wish someone would do a promo like this with Brian's new show name that he mentions in this weeks show. It's such an amazing name for the show i can't believe I didn't think of it. I can just hear it in a dozen different contexts, and I can't wait to see the reaction to Brian's show name--people are gonna freak out.

Question2: Marantz Compact Flash Recorder
We recorder the show on one of these.... should I get one? Crazy expensive at like $500+ right? Maybe there is a $200 version of this (if not someone get on it!)

I've been blogging for a long time that Google will have an office suite by the end of 2006, and today they added a word processor to their email and calendar offerings. After the Office-killer is completed they will launh the OS.