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> Google Go, a new app from Google Search Sigh. Why do they pollute/confuse their existing products/projects? Go (Lang) was already difficult enough to search

by neya 9y ago

> Google Go, a new app from Google Search Sigh. Why do they pollute/confuse their existing products/projects? Go (Lang) was already difficult enough to search for on Google.

reeteshv 9y ago
Maybe, because the average Indian user has nothing to do with the programming language. However, s/he understands the word Go even if s/he is illiterate?
- netheril96 9y ago
  And the average Indian users will be confused even more than developers, when they search for "Google Go" only to receive results about Go language.
  - enitihas 9y ago
    I don't think so. I frequently search for golang related issues, but even then when I search for 'Google go', the golang website is on number 6 and has no other mention on the first page at all. It is the programming language which suffers from poor discover ability. For an average non programming indian, golang might not feature on the first page at all.
  - kkarakk 9y ago
    that kinda issue disappeared a couple of years ago when google started delivering targeted search results. an average user searching for google go will get google's product before any mention of the go language try it yourself, search for things you'd normally search for using an incognito unsigned into tab and you'll get wildly different search results than what you're used to as a developer/designer
pjmlp 9y ago
You are forgetting Android Go as well.
- bogomipz 9y ago
  And let's not forget Alpha Go.
  - JonCox 9y ago
    Go is clearly a go to product name for Google.
make3 9y ago
that's not an actual problem here because the targets are completely different
- ocdtrekkie 9y ago
  Are you expecting no developers who reside in India who use Google's Go apps to ever also develop apps using Google's Go language? Can you imagine how difficult it will be for Google Go Search to decide which intent that person had when they search for a Go related topic?
  - make3 9y ago
    I'm saying that it will be obvious which they are talking about from the context. I called my mom on Google Go. Probably not Golang, 99.9999999% of the time
toast0 9y ago
Google basically needs to name their apps starting with G or they will be hard to find in a sorted list; is it titled Google Xylophone or just Xylophone? Maybe I'll just use Marimba, I can always remember how to find that. When everything starts with G, it's easy to find.

by neya 9y ago

> Google Go, a new app from Google Search Sigh. Why do they pollute/confuse their existing products/projects? Go (Lang) was already difficult enough to search for on Google.

reeteshv 9y ago

Maybe, because the average Indian user has nothing to do with the programming language. However, s/he understands the word Go even if s/he is illiterate?

netheril96 9y ago
And the average Indian users will be confused even more than developers, when they search for "Google Go" only to receive results about Go language.
- enitihas 9y ago
  I don't think so. I frequently search for golang related issues, but even then when I search for 'Google go', the golang website is on number 6 and has no other mention on the first page at all. It is the programming language which suffers from poor discover ability. For an average non programming indian, golang might not feature on the first page at all.
- kkarakk 9y ago
  that kinda issue disappeared a couple of years ago when google started delivering targeted search results. an average user searching for google go will get google's product before any mention of the go language try it yourself, search for things you'd normally search for using an incognito unsigned into tab and you'll get wildly different search results than what you're used to as a developer/designer

pjmlp 9y ago

You are forgetting Android Go as well.

bogomipz 9y ago
And let's not forget Alpha Go.
- JonCox 9y ago
  Go is clearly a go to product name for Google.

make3 9y ago

that's not an actual problem here because the targets are completely different

ocdtrekkie 9y ago
Are you expecting no developers who reside in India who use Google's Go apps to ever also develop apps using Google's Go language? Can you imagine how difficult it will be for Google Go Search to decide which intent that person had when they search for a Go related topic?
- make3 9y ago
  I'm saying that it will be obvious which they are talking about from the context. I called my mom on Google Go. Probably not Golang, 99.9999999% of the time

toast0 9y ago

Google basically needs to name their apps starting with G or they will be hard to find in a sorted list; is it titled Google Xylophone or just Xylophone? Maybe I'll just use Marimba, I can always remember how to find that. When everything starts with G, it's easy to find.