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Google's disappearing act

A Mac OS X-themed version of Google's Web site was taken down a day after its debut. Note the nod to OS X in the rhyme at the bottom of the page.

Google OS X page

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What's up with that?
by Ron Bischof March 16, 2005 6:44 PM PST
What do you think the object was in posting this home page
version? Obviously someone at Google is a fan.
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I Like it, Very Stylish
by holmancarey March 16, 2005 8:01 PM PST
The Idea of it definately makes you wonder. The things you could accomplish with a search engine used as your OS engine.....
Sounds very interesting if you ask me.
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Welcome to the new Microsoft
by Jonathan March 17, 2005 6:33 AM PST
Apple thinks they own an industry and all of a sudden look out! Here comes Apple legal thinking they can push everyone around including their fans and friends. Hey Apple. Guess what happen when you keep punching your friends in the nose over and over. Soon you have none. ***holes.
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thanks google cache
by aabcdefghij987654321 March 17, 2005 7:39 AM PST
for this snapshot - less the images =[

http://google.com/search?q=cache:HaRYQqPANzcJ:labs.google.com/googlex/+googlex+site:labs.google.com&hl=en
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fired the employee
by mayno March 17, 2005 5:41 PM PST
i bet you anything the employee who did that was terminated. employees cannot simply edit an externally facing product w/out executive approval. that is a major no-no. especially, not a homepage of one of the most popular search engines in the world.
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If Google wants MY endorsement...
by March 23, 2005 10:51 AM PST
I saw Google's active page and was impressed. For me it's a matter of consistency. there are plenty of good search engines out there to choose from. To choose Google just because of their popularity is a mistake. But to choose Google because it Looks like everything else on your desktop; That's a reason! Why are big corporations so afraid to endorse MAC? Is Google subject to the Microsoft attitude that they buckled under pressure? Microsoft makes their office suite for the MAC, but left out many of the functionalities. I don't mean to start a MAC OS vx. Microsoft OS comparison (there's far too much to say and the choice there is clear). The quick deployment and removal of the Google's MAC OSX-like web page just brought that comparison to bear in my mind.
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