To be honest, no one really knows what Google is planning next. Though everyone seams to be in agreement that whatever Google is planning its going to be big.

There is speculation that Google plans on building a web browser, or at least rebranded version of FFirefox. Google's registration of GBrowser.com wasn't the only thing that caused a surge of rumors. The hiring of several ex-Microsoft employees, including those that worked on IE AND Avalon add more speculation that a browser is brewing. If that wasn't enough, the Google held a "Developer's Day" for Mozilla's coders on the Google campus. More surprisingly, Google hired two of Mozilla's developers, including Ben Goodger.

When Google released the Desktop Search utility rumors started to fly again. Was there a GIM (Google Instant Messenger) in the works? Code inside of the desktop search program seamed to point at the possibility of a GIM, even if Google would later dismiss the rumor.

Google states on their corp page that their mission is to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful". Google has done a pretty nice job at accomplishing it's goal so far, but as with anything there is always room for improvement.

With Yahoo, MSN, Amazon, Ask Jeeves, and others hot on the tail of Google, it's clear that Google is going to have to do more to stay on top. Be it a new service, or improvements to existing services.

This weeks poll ask, "What would you like to see next from Google?"

A browser? If so.. what kind? Would it be Gecko based like Nvu, K-Meleon, Firefox, Mozilla, and Netscape or would it be Presto based like Opera, Macromedia, and Adobe? Both engines are very popular.

Would it even be a browser? There is a lot of information out there that Google has yet to organize. Financial information, local file management, or maybe even data backup.

Perhaps you'd like to see a change in some of, or maybe all of, Google's current products. Personally, I'd like to see improvements to Google's search while at the same time providing a single sign on for all of their services. As a user of Google's Blogger.com service, I also realize that it needs a bit of work.

So, "What would you like to see next from Google?"

I quite like the idea of a google operating system......

.....but then i'd quite like to see a browser that doesn't require two clicks most days to get a page to open (firefox does this a lot)

An improvement to the search engine would be good i think. due to the insane amount of results that are coming through each time i search, a more advanced search facility would be nice i guess.

I chose a google messenger, because trillian bores me sometimes

and i think we should be able to choose more than 1 option

I wish we could, however the forum software doesn't allow that. :/ Just have to go with what you want most, or chose other....

The google OS, M$ would los evn MORE ppl lol. bc we all know it would be user friendly and look nice. Hey it why not? Google has almost everythign else, humm on second though maybe a messenger service for their new OS 1st

Ahh... but what kind of messenger service? Would it be similar to Trillian, GAIM, IM2, and the other all in one services? Would it be a new protocol or use the open source Jabber? Maybe a little of everything? Would it have ads based on your converstaion? :phear:

domain name registration and hosting would probably be great. they changed the industry with gmail... why not take a few shots at netsol and aol too?

I want a Google OS. if only Linspire and Google work together... that'll be awesome though.

but yea a Google OS would be great. I'm getting sick and tired of these Microsoft.
and i dont want to convert because Mac can't support games and Linux is bunch of codes

google brand dog food

You need help syk.



Umm... Linspire is Linux flavor.

Well i voted for google os.

I would like to see a os from google, bet it would be good.

I didn't vote for Google Financial Software, even though it's listed twice

Improved search capabilities, there are way too many dead links and it's not updated enough, I mean, yahoo had a review I posted as a result, (the first one I might add) within a week, but google still doesnt have it, about 3 months later

Humm 283 results for cchalogamer on google in .21 secs, 208 on yahoo in .23 secs Google wins lol.

Anyway, whatever's next im sur eit will be good

Doh! Thanks for pointing that out. I've changed it to what it should have been.

Google Media Player....


"You have searched for 'Creed CD.' Would you like to buy this for your G Player?"


Or...

"You have searched for 'Paris Hilton Sex Video.' Would you like a new box of G Tissues sent to your home?"

google dental floss...aka g-string

G IM.
I am sick of AIM and MSN, they both are crappy services. Since google is universal, everyone would switch to it. Eliminating the need for Trillian, Gaim, IM2, and such....Imagine a "Google Buddy" button. Everything you ever wanted to know about I_Have_a_large_wiener_2000

Gim would be sweet along with web hosting

i voted messenger because everyone else already has their own except google

I would love to see a google instant messaging service. Having to have AOHell software on my computer just so I can talk to all my friends is pretty annoying.

I voted for OS. Somthing small that will run F@H.

wow, i'm not the only one to want a google OS.

i really like the idea of something that would be new and most likely, simple to use and efficient as google products always are. one wonders whether or not it would support windows compliant software if they were to go ahead or if it would be in a linux style

If it wasn't a Linux style OS, would could it be? What if it was a Linux style OS? Would you still give it a try? Perhaps it would be an internet based OS (that was the last rumor I saw). Similar to a Linux LiveCD. How would that fly?

Would it be big enough to take on Microsoft? Even Linux is still mainly a hobbyist / server platform.

Would there be any incentive for game developers to make software for a Google OS?

I would make a game for Google OS.


It would be crappy, but it would be a game!

no, i see your point there d3. there are a lot of things to take in to consideration. seeing as i have never personally dabbled in linux (no time to learn... ), it is very hard to say.

if google can take over the internet search engine genre in such a short period of time, who knows what they could do with a decent OS. everyone knows linux is good, but, there is a lack of corporate development in the same scale of development there is for windows. the consumers create the demand, and the demand is for windows based systems (in the very vast majority). thus, the supply will be for the windows based systems to meet the demand.

if google were to make an OS, they would need some serious names to jump on the bandwagon.

There we go. Just trying to get some thought and discussion on it.

While I think Google would be very capeable of making their own OS, I don't know that right now would be the time for them to do that.

I would like to see google messenger & a google operating system. Those are the most important things I'm anticipating.

yeah that is also a valid issue. they would best wait until microsoft release longhorn to see what they are up against along the lines of benchmarks etc - they would need to have an awful lot of feedback to see what they need to do to improve on MS's latest money-spinner. i hear that longhorn is going to have some interesting features that may drive away some users. perhaps google will do the typical google thing - capitalise on other people's mistakes!

plus an operating system take some time.....i remember hearing about the sheer number of lines of code required for recent versions of windows....yikes....

Google vill rule the world,

MWAH-HA-HA-H--AH-AH-AH



I think all that google can do to keep people using their service, they will do.

I don't think that Google should try to do too much. For example, AOL used to be for e-mail, chat, and internet. Now they've got all sorts of crap that just goes too far beyond the original concept. Addition or modification is fine, but with moderation. I think that Google should try to improve their already impressive search abilities.

but AOL always started crap, so always were crap.

google however......

I know it was crap from the beginning, but that's not the point. The point is that they tried to include too much stuff and made it worse.

yes, progressively worse.

imo, google is becoming progressively better!

I agree, google is becoming progressively better. However, if they start trying to do too much, there is the possibility that they will get worse. But I'm not saying it will happen.

I think they should improve on what theyve got for now

i dont really want to steak the topic but. A OCC OS would be nice. OC made easy. put a GHz in. it'll make it stable for you. OC you CD drives, Hard drives. everything.

but Linspire and Google. Linspire is awesome. but the Google name sounds better. Google OS. powered by Linspire. =D thats what i meant hehe

Google OS lol...

you know what really annoys me about searching? searching for "<product> review" and it just brings up all the retailer sites with "customer review, add a review"

GAAAAH! that's so annoying... it's so hard to find reviews now!

i voted core... i got gmail and use google, all the new ideas just seem stupid to me... like syk's idea for google dog food seems like a better idea... g-string is genius...

but to me, sorting the google search out to get rid of all the crap should continue to be the focus of their efforts...

Yeah, the phrase "streaching yourself to thin" kind of comes to mind.

As I said, I'd personally love to see single sign on for all google products, as well as an improvement to the core search. Narrow down the search more, save searches, there are a lot of possibilities.

Not sure.

They could build ontop of the Linux code-base...


Come on, 4 gigabytes of C code isn't that much .

yeah a linux base could easily work, but, there is the question of an OS being windows compliant or not.....decisoins/considerations.....hmmm.......

I would like to see them make a humerous duck breeding sim.
that way even I could make a giggling gaggle of google geese.

---Roo