Comments on: Google ends Wave, Buzz, Knol, Health and Google Desktop

By: Ahmad Huzaifah

Ahmad Huzaifah — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:52:00 +0000

i really love google desktop. I heavily rely on google products for productivity purpose. Searching for the replacement is gonna be hard. I also an android geek. Hopefully someday I can get a notepad that can instantly sync between my android notepad and my desktop notepad. I know the possibility is high with Google Desktop scratch pad. Now i don’t think so anymore.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:46:00 +0000

I do not see why Google Desktop has to end. Major facepalm. If Google thought Desktop was under-used, then think about this… it’s for your desktop. You’re not going to know what people are doing with it all the time. In fact, Desktop was contending with Apple’s Finder, allowing Windows users to find indexed files fast and easy. And I don’t mean to sound like an advertiser, Desktop was really awesome. I simply do not see the point of a billion-dollar business giant needing to end products they’ve made that were actually useful. Maybe with other applications that had better alternatives, that are actually better, but not so with Desktop and the nearly-forgotten SearchWiki and Starred Results features.

By: Neil McGee

Neil McGee — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:23:00 +0000

They use it probably because they’re too cheap to spend money on true security software.

By: Raymond McIntyre

Raymond McIntyre — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:46:00 +0000

I really liked Knol.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:59:00 +0000

They use it at work for some odd reason.. Like I need to have the contents of my computer scanned EVERY time I start up…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:37:00 +0000

Yeah, surprised about Desktop. I like the layout and use the notepad as an informal calendar even if Microsoft went on to bake the instant search into their later products. As long as it keeps working, I guess.

By: David Hylton

David Hylton — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:32:00 +0000

Man, I loved google desktop application. I’m sorry to see that it’s going to go. I hope they’ll replace it with a similar technology that achieves the same effect.