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iGoogle Users Irate About Portal's Changes

Posted by kdawson on from the without-the-option dept.

bhhenry sends in an InformationWeek report on a recent unannounced change in the iGoogle portal. Quoting: "Google insists that its revised iGoogle personalized home page generates better 'happiness metrics' than the old design, but a vocal group of users isn't happy about the changes." The recent change introduces what Google refers to as "canvas view," which the Official Google Blog claims "... makes iGoogle a more useful homepage and a better platform for developers." Unlike the last major change made to Gmail, there is no option to revert to the old version of iGoogle. iGoogle users are reporting that widgets and themes are broken, Gmail attachments don't work, and valuable screen space is wasted. The Personalizing Google section of Google Groups is full of thousands of complaints about this sudden and unannounced change. Many posters have have stated that they are using the Canadian or UK version of iGoogle or even moving to NetVibes.com to get their preferred layout back. It seems that Google and Yahoo are moving in lockstep in springing forced changes that users hate.

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  1. Don't forget Apple by Lord+Byron+II · · Score: 5, Funny

    Firewire, Y! Profiles, and now iGoogle. What is the world coming to?!? ;-)

    1. Re:Don't forget Apple by jcnnghm · · Score: 2, Funny

      Majority of people still resistant to change. News at 11!

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    2. Re:Don't forget Apple by david@ecsd.com · · Score: 3, Funny

      Asynchronous Javascript and XML.

      Ba-zing. You sure showed him!

    3. Re:Don't forget Apple by Thrip · · Score: 5, Funny

      Call me naive, but I have faith in these companies that they made these changes for a reason, namely that they did tests and concluded it would improve the user experience

      Two words: New Coke

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    4. Re:Don't forget Apple by SlowMovingTarget · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hmmm. That's why there's no AdBlock plug-in for Chrome.

  2. i am so angry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    i need something trivial and pointless to bitch about, minor layout changes in websites are infuriating

  3. Daily Mash by David+Gerard · · Score: 4, Funny

    I commend the wisdom of the Daily Mash on this topic: Carnage As Facebook Moves Everything Slightly To The Left.

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  4. BREAKING by Goaway · · Score: 2, Funny

    People hate change, news at eleven.