That's the problem with googlewave, it's a productivity tool, for some reasons, google tried to sell it to the casual Joe, to use it as.....I don't really know,

That's the problem with googlewave, it's a productivity tool, for some reasons, google tried to sell it to the casual Joe, to use it as.....I don't really know, I love google wave and have been using it as a CSCW ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_supported_cooperative_work http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_supported_cooperative_... ), this is not a product that should fail, I think it's more a marketing and strategy problem here, the last thing to do with google wave is to kill it. So google decision's makers, this is not a product to use like Gmail, this is a product for work, and since this "work" tool is out there during a recesssion, well don't expect it to take off like a rocket, give it some time, it's a great innovating tool. For the slowness, Hner, keep in mind this tool is still a beta product. I use it almost everyday and love it.