[access-uk] Re: Google closing down
- From: Jonathan H <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 14:03:28 +0100
Ah, another thought, if you're using a screenreader, it's possible
that it's not clearly pronouncing the I at the front of "igoogle",
which is pronounced "eye google", as in "eye pad" , "eye phone".
So it's possible you were hearing something that sounded very much
like "google is closing down".
In which case, I do understand how the confusion arose!
On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Derek Hornby
<derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thank you, yes I did fiind it confusing.
> I was able to click the link for:
> http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2664197
> But still thought Google was closing next year.
>
> Regards, Derek
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Jonathan H
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 1:38 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Google closing down
>
> I think I see where the confusion is coming from:
>
> Derek has probably bookmarked an old google service called igoogle,
> which was like a sort of personalised homepage.
>
> On this page is a note at the top saying "iGoogle will not be
> available after November 1, 2013".
> Immediately next to this is a link saying "learn more". I don't know
> quite why Derek was unable to click this link, but it leads to the
> following URL http://goo.gl/Sq8HR which says the following; again,
> note that this is only a specific old google personalised page, and
> it's not happening for 16 months. Rather different from the $191
> billion dollar company closing!
>
> "What's happening to iGoogle?
> iGoogle will be retired in 16 months, on November 1, 2013. The mobile
> version will be retired on July 31, 2012.
>
> How did you come to this decision?
> We originally launched iGoogle in 2005 before anyone could fully
> imagine the ways that today's web and mobile apps would put
> personalized, real-time information at your fingertips. With modern
> apps that run on platforms like Chrome and Android, the need for
> something like iGoogle has eroded over time, so we'll be winding down
> iGoogle on November 1, 2013, giving you a full 16 months to adjust or
> easily export your iGoogle data."
>
> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Goodfellow, Jack (Capita Symonds)
> <Jack.Goodfellow@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Doubt it they are a multi million pound, no, billion pound company
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