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Re: [LUG] google wave

 

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 08:48:48AM +0100, Terry Hill wrote:
> > Just wondering if any of the google wave users have found anything magical
> > in it.
> > There seems to be a deafening silence about it on the net.
> >  Have they just gilded the lilly?
> 
> Perhaps they need to let a few more people in first.  I've just filled
> out a request, but then I guess they probably have millions of
> applications pending by now.  There's also a good chance they have a
> pile of bugs to fix before letting it off the leache.

The most common complaint I’ve seen, actually, is that there aren’t
enough people using it. The limited number of users means most people
don’t actually know anybody else who uses it.

I understand the reasoning behind limiting the number of users at first,
but for a social-type system it seems counterproductive.

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