I know I would be able to find a confirmation really soon. As I said it in my last post, I noticed that new PCs from Dell had Google Desktop already installed but I didn’t find any article about it. The Seattle Times confirmed today that Google will install their programs on Dell PCs in order to compete with Microsoft who’s going into Personalized Search by using people’s personal information.

Dell is testing software from Google and may distribute the programs on its PCs, a move that would be a blow to Microsoft.

If Google do have their programs such as Google Desktop, Google Home Page, and Google Toolbar on each person’s Dell computer, they are just getting access to millions of personal information, without asking the users to download anything.

Microsoft is going to be very concerned about Google’s partnership with Dell:

“Google is desperate for new revenue streams,” said Matt Rosoff, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft, a Kirkland research firm. “It’s definitely something Microsoft is concerned about.”

But Google is not only planning on working with Dell but also other PC manufacturers:

Google would pay Dell and Hewlett-Packard to distribute its programs on their PCs, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Google may pay Round Rock, Texas-based Dell as much as $1 billion over three years, the newspaper said.

Personalized search is really the next move for Search Engines.