ChannelEaton

Google Wave Sucked

This is one case where the hype was as noisy as the app - and both were deafening. We have to hand it to Google's publicity team; we don't know one geek who wasn't positively salivating for a Wave invite. The ReadWriteWeb back channel was a complete melee when the first invites were rolled out to team members. But once we got there and saw the new tech tricks, like watching one another type, we started thinking about use cases. And the more we struggled to understand and use this product, the more frustrated and bored we became. Blame it on the steep learning curve. Blame it on our misunderstanding the product. Mount whatever feeble defense you like, but techies know Wave was a flop.

While I do agree with every other item in this list, I think RRW has judged Google Wave a bit too early.

I don't think the current incarnation of Wave is the final vision. I see it more of a test bed for Google to try out new technologies that will eventually be plugged in to other Google products.

I will admit that upon entering Wave for the first time was a slight letdown, but I am excited to see what Google will do with the technology.

Here's to another 100 years!