Getting software onto a computer can help make it industry standard
Computer-maker Dell is running tests with Google to see if it will install the firm's software on its products.
Dell said it was evaluating Google's search tools, both for the web and for documents stored on the PC.
The move would make Google the default search on millions of new computers, as it tries to expand its business and attract more users.
It also could help firms chip away at the dominant position of Microsoft, which is also developing search tools.
full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4692078.stm
Computer-maker Dell is running tests with Google to see if it will install the firm's software on its products.
Dell said it was evaluating Google's search tools, both for the web and for documents stored on the PC.
The move would make Google the default search on millions of new computers, as it tries to expand its business and attract more users.
It also could help firms chip away at the dominant position of Microsoft, which is also developing search tools.
full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4692078.stm