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Google Desktop gets the axe in less than 2 weeks

article published on 6 September, 2011

Google will be killing off ten projects, most notable of which are Google Desktop & Google Pack. Google Desktop is designed to enable searching data stored on your computer, including files, email, music, photos, and even web & chat history, using the company's proprietary search algorithm. Google came under fire in 2006 for adding a remote search feature which stored personal ... [ read the full article ]

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Mysttic
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_ 		6. September 2011 @ 12:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Good riddance
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ThePastor
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_ 		6. September 2011 @ 18:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It couldn't happen to a nicer app...

Windows search is bad enough, that Google thing was TERRIBLE!
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Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?
drhanaba
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_ 		9. September 2011 @ 14:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Told them they could not compete; they finally got the message. RIP!
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phobet
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_ 		14. February 2012 @ 22:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I gotta say, I prefer the Google Desktop search, as opposed to the Winblowz crap. I'm sad to see that they are letting it go.
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