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bout damn time they made some kind of change!

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/now...-e-r-sized.html

Basically, they just made things a little easier to use, with making everything a tiny bit bigger.
Gigi
It's hard to get excited over a larger search box, which isn't even truly "supersized".

yawn. I was never looking for Google to change (not that this is a bad change or anything), but if it ain't broke...
nyaa---
I can't even see a difference.
HeartOfPandora
That's a really boring, kind of annoying change... now I have to zoom out to make it feel normal. :\
sixfive
I kept wondering if my browser had it zoomed in.
karmakiller
I hate the huge search box.
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http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/07/googl...g-sexy-buttons/

they made another.. I didn't notice this one since firefox has always had these buttons.. at least I think it has.
fixtatik
Meh...only sexy buttons for Webkit-based browsers.
Mikeplyts
^wtf




The only, slightly interesting thing Google did (at least for me that is) was with that barcode logo. mellow.gif
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QUOTE(Mikeplyts @ Oct 15 2009, 12:50 AM) *
^wtf
The only, slightly interesting thing Google did (at least for me that is) was with that barcode logo. mellow.gif

Web-Kit browsers are browsers that utilize web-kit to make them, err.. browsers like safari, and webkit(obv).
fixtatik
^ I think they only did it for WebKit browsers because Google Chrome runs the WebKit rendering engine, and naturally they want everyone to switch to their browser to see the changes.
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QUOTE(fixtatik @ Oct 16 2009, 03:59 PM) *
^ I think they only did it for WebKit browsers because Google Chrome runs the WebKit rendering engine, and naturally they want everyone to switch to their browser see the changes. to take over the world

That's probably true.
Mikeplyts
no, I think I misphrased. I know what Webkit-based browsers are, I just said wtf that they had to make it for only Webkit-based browsers. :|
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QUOTE(Mikeplyts @ Oct 17 2009, 12:20 AM) *
no, I think I misphrased. I know what Webkit-based browsers are, I just said wtf that they had to make it for only Webkit-based browsers. :|

cause firefox already had sexy buttons.
mipadi
QUOTE(fixtatik @ Oct 16 2009, 03:59 PM) *
^ I think they only did it for WebKit browsers because Google Chrome runs the WebKit rendering engine, and naturally they want everyone to switch to their browser to see the changes.


Or because only WebKit implements the gradient extension.

Also, Firefox has it in the latest alpha, but with a different method; I think Google wants to push for the standardization of the WebKit extension.
Mikeplyts
Oh cool, I just downloaded a Web-kit browser. Do I get a cookie now?
medic
It's Google, they could put a box with a red x to show their logo isn't loading, and they would still make billions. I like Google as a home page, it loads fast and doesn't have all the useless clutter like Yahoo or AOL.
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