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Reton8
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I find the google instant search more of a pain than a convenience.

When I used it I found myself clicking the wrong links (because the pages is changing as I type) and I couldn't use copy and paste shortcuts.

Even when you turn it off it still is troublesome because if you ever clear your cookies you have to turn of google instant again.

What are your thoughts on google instant search?

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gaboloth
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I found it pretty good! the only bad thing is that here in Italy you can use it only if you are registered to Gmail, so I can use only on my computer and people who hasn't Gmail can't.

knight_34
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I found it irritating. I keep it off because I prefer pages to load when I click on the search button.

cookiee
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cookiee
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hate it!
its so annoying :/

Reton8
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It does has a strange quirk though. It allows you to do a google search without the search ever being logged in the history.

BackFlip
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yes i agree and its a distraction because it just kept flashing to new results every time i hit a letter.

latpasko
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yes i agree and its a distraction because it just kept flashing to new results every time i hit a letter.

ya
forro34
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I HATE THAT THING!!!!! It makes me MAD!!!

locoace3
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i love it i dun even have to press search it's the tool for the lazy web surfer

Reton8
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i love it i dun even have to press search it's the tool for the lazy web surfer


I wonder if that's what Google was thinking. Something like: "Google searching is fast, but not fast enough. Let's make it so Google users don't have to spend all sorts of time moving their finger over to the enter key. Plus, it's a pain to push any key larger than a regular letter key. The enter key is all big and heavy and you gotta push it extra hard. Too much work!"
locoace3
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I wonder if that's what Google was thinking. Something like: "Google searching is fast, but not fast enough. Let's make it so Google users don't have to spend all sorts of time moving their finger over to the enter key. Plus, it's a pain to push any key larger than a regular letter key. The enter key is all big and heavy and you gotta push it extra hard. Too much work!"


yeah
whats so bad about it other than wanting to press search so badly? pressing the wrong links? then slooooooooooow down your typing and i just type out what i want instead of copy paste
Reton8
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yeah
whats so bad about it other than wanting to press search so badly? pressing the wrong links? then slooooooooooow down your typing and i just type out what i want instead of copy paste


If you can use it and it makes searching easier for you then that's great.
But I can't stand because the screen changes every time I type (the screen flashes more than strobe light). And if I want to copy and paste a name or something from a different site into the search bar it doesn't work. Which forces me to type the whole thing. That's why I don't like it.
locoace3
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If you can use it and it makes searching easier for you then that's great.
But I can't stand because the screen changes every time I type (the screen flashes more than strobe light). And if I want to copy and paste a name or something from a different site into the search bar it doesn't work. Which forces me to type the whole thing. That's why I don't like it.



O.o your lazier than i
Reton8
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O.o your lazier than i


Lol, yeah I am pretty lazy. Maybe, someday I'll make it so Google instant search just reads your thoughts and you don't have to type at all!
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they need to stop trying to make google easier. its like the easiest thing to do in the world already. if it were more simple it would suck. And that is why google instant sucks. they tried to make it simpler

1337Player
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I don't mind Google instant search. I always finish my typing before I click anything so that it won't interfere with anything else I do.

they need to stop trying to make google easier. its like the easiest thing to do in the world already. if it were more simple it would suck. And that is why google instant sucks. they tried to make it simpler

Agreed.
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