Google X
Google X was a project released by
Google Labs on March 15, 2005 and
rescinded a day later. It consisted of the traditional Google search
bar, but it was made to look like the Dock user interface feature of
Apple's Mac OS X operating system.
The rumor is that it was pulled because of a threatened lawsuit by
Apple. Google has not released any official statement as to why the
project was shut down. Apple has a patent for the graphical design which
means they may well be able to successfully sue those who copy the look
and feel of their interface. Since Google X has been taken down, a
little over 50 mirrors are available. Some of them are exact copies, and
some are edited ones.
At the bottom of the page one could read the following: "Roses are red.
Violets are blue. OS X rocks. Homage to you."
Google X, alternate interface to Google search (As seen on Jay's Site.com,
see External links)
External links
Mirrors with modified code
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Jay's Site.com - Drag-and-drop customization of toolbar, better
approximation of OS X Dock zoom (with text-only option), extra search
modes, open source code (valid HTML 4.1)
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JohnFogleman.com - Drag-and-Drop customization for Google searches,
forums, original version, Google personalized links (valid HTML 4.1)
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Evilpig's Mirror - Google X in other languages including French,
German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Italian and Swedish.
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DrDrrae.com - Based on code from Jay's Site.com
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Gmail Button,
Firefox Start Page, and
UK version by Zilos
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JoeAnderson.co.uk Google - Gmail Button, background
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q4q.org - Gmail Button, Background
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Ablaze.fr - Dock on the bottom and framed screenscraped results
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shiwej.com - True OS X Dock Animation, uses branded Google search,
does not have the Google logo, uses alternative JavaScript
implementation of the OS X Dock Animation from
lojjic.net
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jamesgamble.net Gmail Button, Code, Google X logo, Original Mirror.
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Tech info Blog!
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chreviews.com - Similar to Jay's Site.com
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