Google Rips Off OS X Dock
Mar 16

Google Rips Off OS X Dock

Those guys in Google Labs have great taste, but they must have a bit too much time on their hands. The latest of their brainchildren to be cut loose is Google X, which bears more than a passing resemblance to the Dock in Apple’s Mac OS X.

“Roses are red. Violets are blue. OS X rocks. Homage to you.”

Not nearly as smooth or as customizable as the Dock, but just give them time.

by Dave   March 16, 2005 2:38 PM    |   Follow Gadgetopia on Twitter   |  Tags:  Google

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by Deane,   March 16, 2005 4:11 PM  

That link is down. It's down for everyone else too. Seems like it got pulled quite abruptly.

by Dave,   March 16, 2005 5:06 PM  

That's quite disappointing. I thought it was a bit strange that it wasn't listed on the Google Labs page http://labs.google.com/

By the way, I got the link from MacMinute News http://www.macminute.com/2005/03/16/google-x/ -- credit where credit is due. That page IS still there, just to remind me that I didn't imagine the whole thing! That'd be something new; internet hallucinations.

Gotta love the Google ads on this page; "Dock Accessories and more: Cleats, pier lights, rod holders, fish cleaning tables, piling caps."

by Frank,   March 16, 2005 6:41 PM  

Sorry but when I first saw the Apple doc I thought it looked like the CDE / XFCE dock. Granted Apple's is much more refined, but the concept of a doc was no new. Please correct me if I am wrong.

by Deane,   March 16, 2005 11:26 PM  

This guy managed to capture it before it got taken down:

http://www.thejosher.com/googlex/

by tommy,   March 18, 2005 8:44 PM  

An updated version with mail: http://www.yipiyo.com

by keagan,   July 1, 2006 6:03 PM  

yea but i agree with dave the apple dock does look 85% like xfce's dock alot....

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