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SOURCE: ZDNET
Clues may point to Google browser
By Stefanie Olsen CNET News.com September 23, 2004, 2:01 PM PT
The Google franchise could be coming to a Web browser near you--if all the recent clues add up, that is.
Evidence is growing that may support rumors that the preeminent search company plans to introduce a Google-branded Web browser down the road. Among the clues are a domain-name registration, a patent application and several recent hires.
Since the search star's $1.66 billion public offering, investors and industry watchers have speculated about new products that could help contribute to the company's next billion dollars in revenue or help broaden its lucrative advertising network.
A Web browser that would meld Google search, Gmail free e-mail, Google's Blogger Web publishing software and pop-up blocking technology could be a winner for the company, industry analysts say.
Backing this idea up, Google registered the Web address "gbrowser.com" on April 26, according to a record at the WhoIs domain-name database. Employees of the company have also recently filed a patent application for delivering ads to client-side applications, including a Web browser or browser plug-in.
In addition, Google has hired several technical staff with expertise in graphics, Javascript and Web browser development in recent months. Included in those ranks are Adam Bosworth, a former employee of BEA and Microsoft who helped create Internet Explorer; Joe Beda, a seven-year Microsoft veteran who's worked on the software giant's next-generation graphics engine, Avalon; and Joshua Bloch, a Sun Microsystems developer who has designed major enhancements to the Java programming language and application programming interfaces, or APIs.
In addition, the company recently hosted the Mozilla...
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