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2004 - 2011
Google Desktop
“Google Desktop applied search to material on the user's own computer, including files and messages.”
- Birth year
- 2004
- Shutdown year
- 2011
- Lifespan
- 7 years
- Peak era
- Company
- Category
- Software
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What Was It?
Google Desktop applied search to material on the user's own computer, including files and messages. It addressed a different problem from finding a public webpage: locating something remembered from personal use.
The product made the desktop itself searchable through a familiar Google-style approach before such functions became more integrated into operating systems.
The Story
- 2004 The product era documented here begins in 2004. Google Desktop applied search to material on the user's own computer, including files and messages.
- 2011 Google Desktop reached its documented retirement milestone in 2011. The date identifies the original product’s development, distribution, or support boundary; existing copies and successor projects can have different lifetimes.
How It Died
Google Desktop reached its documented retirement milestone in 2011. The date identifies the original product’s development, distribution, or support boundary; existing copies and successor projects can have different lifetimes.
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