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Google offers OS X-themed frontend to service
updated 11:25 am EST, Wed March 16, 2005
Google X frontend
Google has launched a Mac OS X-themed interface to its Internet search engine. Google X features a Dock-like navigation bar that mimics the Mac OS X Dock's zooming feature. Many MacNN readers point to the tag line at the bottom of the page, which reads "Roses are red. Violets are blue. OS X rocks. Homage to you." operates a number of experimental and speciality search tools, including Google SMS, Google Scholar, and Google Suggest.
Now... If only.
03/16, 11:54am reply
Now if they'd only release a Mac OSX version of Google desktop we'd ALL be happy!
tliszt
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Re: Now... If only
03/16, 12:05pm reply
The search features in SpotLight in 10.4 look a lot better than Google desktop. I suppose it'd be nice for those not upgrading, but that'd be about it.
hayesk
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Joined: Sep 1999
nice homage, but
03/16, 12:56pm reply
I love the tributes that Google does, but it might have been more of a tribute if they had done the icons more photo-realistically. That's one of the identifying characteristics of OS X, and would have been a bit more striking, IMHO. Then again, I guess they're trying to keep within the Google style guidelines.
typical Mac user I am... never satisfied
eddd
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lets hope
03/16, 01:01pm reply
Lets just hope Apple doesnt sue over this one.. hehe!
eldarkus
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I don't get it
03/16, 01:05pm reply
What's the point?
Macola
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Joined: Mar 2001
re: i don't get it
03/16, 01:35pm reply
No point. Google labs is where they show off their experiments, toys, cool things they're working on. And like it says, it's an homage to OS X.
cmoney
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Joined: Sep 2000
I like it...
03/16, 01:38pm reply
Its my new default homepage :)
Cadaver
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Joined: Jan 2003
awesome
03/16, 01:41pm reply
love it
dreamBweaver
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Joined: Feb 2003
its gone
03/16, 03:24pm reply
Its gone...I guess google took it down
ThaShef
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It is gone :o(
03/16, 04:15pm reply
It is gone. That bites.
Maybe it is just down for maintenance or something and will be back up later this evening.
mouseketter
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