I love Google products (can tell you how much I rely on them) but I'm afraid that I have already given up using this due to the way it was so carelessly rolled

I love Google products (can tell you how much I rely on them) but I'm afraid that I have already given up using this due to the way it was so carelessly rolled out. Without going into too much detail I have found that it has damaged some of the relationships between myself and some friends and extended family. They defiantly missed a few use cases in their analysis. I can't figure out why Google didn't roll out Wave using this method and set something like Buzz as a opt-in.