Google Pack 加入 StarOffice - Google

※ 引述《moody (柚子和柳橙)》之銘言：
: 今天上去看google pack
: 居然已經沒有star suit了!!
: (我檢查過繁中、簡中、日文、英文等頁面的google pack，真的都沒有看到!)
: 什麼時候拿掉的呢?

昨天，因為 Sun 跟 Microsoft 簽約，決定將 MSN toolbar 跟 Java 綁在一起

也就是說，以後當你下載 Java 的時候，你也會同時得到 MSN toolbar

這樣會讓 Microsoft 的 Live Search 大量曝光

所以 Google 覺得 Sun 既然選擇跟 Microsoft 合作，利益衝突之下

就決定把 StarOffice 從 Google Pack 裡面拿掉

下面是官方新聞稿 http://tinyurl.com/6lmz88

Google Pack, a Reward for Google's Partners?

When Google launched Google Pack in January 2006, Larry Page said that
software companies don't have to pay Google to be included in the bundle. In
addition to including most of its software, Google added an anti-virus and an
anti-spyware software from Symantec, Firefox with Google Toolbar (Google and
Mozilla have a search deal), Adobe Reader (Google and Adobe have a
distribution deal), Skype (eBay and Google have an ad deal), RealPlayer
(Google and RealNetworks have distribution deals), StarOffice (Sun and Google
had a distribution agreement).

"Every program included in the Google Pack is free, has earned a reputation
for excellence, and was evaluated to ensure it meets Google's Software
Principles. Google respects users' rights to control their own computers and
does not include software that is spyware, generates pop-ups, or that is
difficult to uninstall," mentioned Google in a press release.

After removing Trillian and Ad-Aware, last week Google removed StarOffice
from Google Pack and one of the possible explanations is that Sun signed an
agreement with Microsoft to bundle MSN Toolbar with Java downloads. "With the
vast array of Java software-based Web applications that are downloaded every
month, this deal will expose Live Search to millions more Internet users and
drive increased volume for our search advertisers," said Yusuf Mehdi from
Microsoft.

A Google representative told eWeek: "We are constantly evaluating which
products to include in Google Pack to make it more valuable to users. At this
time the agreement to distribute StarOffice through Google Pack has expired,
and we have decided with Sun not to renew the agreement."

If Google wants to offer a valuable software package for its users, maybe
it's time to stop including software just because it's developed by partners.
There are plenty of better alternatives to Norton Anti-Virus, RealPlayer,
StarOffice and some of them are free or even open-source.

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