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Story: Google Pack fails to impress
Posted by: Anonymous (Monday 9 January 2006, 9:09 PM)
The software isn't exactly the most tasteful, and it doesn't really work together. Bundling Trillian with Google Talk is an admission that Google Talk isn't all-that-exciting, and RealPlayer ... come on
But, from a user-experience point of view, it's very nice to point-and-click and silent install a bunch of prerequisite software. I'm not excited about the fact that I can't select the applications I want installed as soon as I launch, but it is nice to have a manageable rubber band.
Of course, I'm scared when some of this stuff is installed with all the money flowing on the internet today. Anyone notice the new Yahoo! Toolbar "update" by Adobe Acrobat Reader? Yea, no thanks.
Hopefully, Google won't pull this move and try to push useless software to users (well, not any more than the RealPlayer move, at least).
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Story: Google Pack fails to impress
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I think the package kinda sucks. Who doesn't alre... Anonymous -
I wrote earlier that this package sucks, but... Anonymous -
To answer the last guy: LOTS of people don't... Anonymous
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People forget that real computer users u... Steve Jobs -
This is Google erasing Microsoft from as many comp... not even
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The software isn't exactly the most tasteful, and... Anonymous -
say what you like but I would like to see them imp... Samuel, UK
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I was already fed up with Acrobat wanting to... David Wright
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I couldn't have stated it better than this dude: "... Big Cheez
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I downloaded this to my laptop as a test over what... Anonymous
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"Google's decision to launch a desktop software bu... Robert Fisher
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Foxit Reader is far superior to Adobe's Acrobat.... Justin Dover
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google pack fails to impress
hmmm is google about... Anonymous
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