Google Wave??


So our "friend" G is introducing Google Wave sometime "later this year". Interesting video on their official page here (1 hour and 20 minutes is a bit long for a preview ... but I'll deal with it- barely). There is a briefer product overview here.

They're calling it a "communications and collaboration" product. It's very unclear to me all what it can do and probably won't until it comes out, however, there is a good amount of excitement (and funding) around this product. There is discussion on the still active Official Google Notebook blog as to whether Wave will be a/the replacement to Notebook. Overall, no consensus is appearing about Wave.

But the OVERIDING consensus is and remains:

  1. We want Notebook to continue being developed ... not Docs, Wave, etc.


  2. We want the Notebook extensions


  3. If 1 and 2 are not possible ... we want the code or open source Notebook


  4. Google has significantly injured their reputation and trust amongst it's most loyal users


  5. Google has completely ignored our pleas


Google ??? Any response? Do you really even care about us anymore? Where is the love?

I think I now know what it feels like to be a scorned lover that is slowly becoming a creepy stalker? Weird huh?