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		jsemrau 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YC Graveyard: 821 inactive Y Combinator startups Google launches, people start using it, and then they just turn it off.

DonHopkins 9 months ago [–]

Sometimes customers just can't grasp simple concepts, and people are morons who don't understand how really great Google products are. /s

A Pissed Off Tutorial For Google Wave:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z4RKRLaSug

In the long term, Google's better off focusing their efforts optimizing the AI and UI behind their "I'm Feeling Lucky" button.

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