Google's Froogle changed to Product Search?

[Kaido]

http://www.froogle.com

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http://www.google.com/products

When I'm pricing stuff out I usually just hit the "More" menu on Google and click on Froogle; today it was "Products". Threw me for a loop When did this happen?

 

[aphex]

i like the name Froogle...

 

[SparkyJJO]

Maybe this is just so everything matches. Now we have google earth, google maps, google weather, google videos, google checkout, and now google products.... bleh give me froogle back... hmm or google stuff might be better

 

[Old Hippie]

i like the name Froogle...

I thought it was pretty catchy myself. The change seemed to happen yesterday. I actually Googled "Froogle" to see what was going on.

 

[Shawn]

I noticed this last night. It confused and angered me! I thought Froogle was gone. :|

 

[loup garou]

And it's still in fcking beta. Jesus.

 

[Kev]

gmail is still in beta too isn't it? it really bugs me when software is just in a perpetual beta state... it's really meaningless at that point

 

[iamwiz82]

I noticed it yesterday too

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: aphex
i like the name Froogle...

I did too!

 

[Alone]

Originally posted by: Kev
gmail is still in beta too isn't it? it really bugs me when software is just in a perpetual beta state... it's really meaningless at that point

Constant state of development and improvement. It will always be in beta.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: loup garou
And it's still in fcking beta. Jesus.

Haha... terrible. They need to grow a set and accept that production software may contain bugs.

 

[FeuerFrei]

*Yawn*
Some companies, like Microsoft, or Google in this instance have no desire to actually name a product, they're content to merely describe its function. Naming your product "Windows Media Player" or "Google Product Search" is such a cop out. If auto manufacturers followed suit, we'd have the Ford Auto or the BMW Driving Machine. I really hate boring or uninspired names.

 

[Chunkee]

I have learned of this just recently in price kayaks today. It is kind of like salmonella.

 

[Abel007]

It appears to work exactly the same. What does the name matter, if the product is free and works properly.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: aphex
i like the name Froogle...

Me too.

 

[James Bond]

GIVE ME FROOGLE OR GIVE ME DEAT--

Actually, Google Products will work just fine

 

[saxophonoia]

Yeah i saw this today...I was confused for a moment.