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Must be a joke 



- Version: 1.3, 9/26/2003 12:53AM PST
(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)
CBHH
I find it hard to not write something offensive about this software -- if I succeed, it's only due to my good education ... But let's stick to the facts: This app does NOTHING but opening Google in a browser. Needless to say, a better and cheaper way to search Google can be found in many browser's toolbars nowadays. You can also drag a URL to the dock to accomplish the same thing. But what really upsets me is the fact that although functionality is limited to the absolute minimum, they don't even do it right: For an application that has no GUI, it would make more sense (due to faster launching) to make it a background only app. The people behind this app call themselves "Really Useless Software" -- I think they are very, very right.
BTW it looks like they do not even know that a disk image, compressed with StuffIt, does not get smaller when compressed with gzip; or can anybody tell me what this ridiculous double-compressed GoogleLauncher.dmg.sit.tgz is about?
Anyway, charging money for this is a joke, and it's even more of a joke when considering that it costs more than, let's say, "WindowShade X" or a few other *really* useful tools.
Just to prove how complex this application is, here is the full Objective-C source code to create an app that opens Google in the default browser:
BTW it looks like they do not even know that a disk image, compressed with StuffIt, does not get smaller when compressed with gzip; or can anybody tell me what this ridiculous double-compressed GoogleLauncher.dmg.sit.tgz is about?
Anyway, charging money for this is a joke, and it's even more of a joke when considering that it costs more than, let's say, "WindowShade X" or a few other *really* useful tools.
Just to prove how complex this application is, here is the full Objective-C source code to create an app that opens Google in the default browser:
#import
int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.google.com/"]];
[pool release];
return 0;
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- Re: Must be a joke
wow - Version: 1.3, 9/25/2003 08:17AM PST
mattd
How did they pack this much functionality into an app that weighs in at just 1.8 MB? These guys deserve, like, an award or something.
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