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Google is set to ditch Wave, a program which was meant to reinvent email and transform the way people communicate with each other on the Internet. Google Wave, which was launched last year, combined email, instant messaging, blog publishing and features into a single “wave” that made it possible for users to collaborate on documents in real-time. The company says the reason for its decision is because it “has not seen the adoption we would have liked”, which means that the service has been poorly accepted by users.
Google has been accused of being overly optimistic and too ambitious with the product which some users described as being too confusing and difficult to use without serving any special purpose. Although the organisation has not said how many people signed up for or used Wave, it intends to stop developing Wave as a standalone product although the Website will be maintained until the end of this year. The product was created by Danish brothers, Jens and Lars Rasmussen, who were also behind Google Maps.
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Why do you think Google Wave failed to resonate with the majority of Internet users?
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Egrove Systems
August 6, 2010 at 8:22 am
Excellent post,what is mean by google waves?
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Tinh
August 7, 2010 at 6:05 am
Sad news to those who have struggled to get Wave invites in the past. Big failure but a good lesson for Google
Jabber Server
August 7, 2010 at 8:28 am
Google Wave wasn’t that bad, but I’ve always used pligus. Easier and more powerful in many ways.The product allowed users to collaborate and share media in real time, and was available for free on an invite-only basis, but it didn’t take off. ..
Grook
August 10, 2010 at 7:57 am
wave didn’t work well with google ! bad luck for them
Web Hosting
August 27, 2010 at 6:27 am
It was one of the great decision that google ever made.. google wave is very confusing and complicated to used. and i think if google will continue to have google wave, maybe it can cause too much trouble to them that is why i’m glad to read this article for it gives me update about google.. and still, google was the best.