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Things I didn’t like about Google Buzz
I generally like Google’s products by default. They are less intrusive, very subtle in colors, and they take care of the usability aspect quite appropriately. I agree, they don’t have great design taste, but they do have great usability taste. In general, I’m not much fan of flashy graphic designs. It hurts my eyes more than it helps me in any way. That’s why I don’t appreciate Microsoft or Yahoo’s many web-based products much. They give too much stress on glossy images to make their UIs very eye-candy. Whereas, Google’s products are easy on colors in general, but lot of emphasis is given on usability. Their UIs don’t bother me much. They work in the browser very quietly. If you notice my blog’s theme, you’ll find that I kept this theme as plain as possible to enhance your reading experience. I didn’t want to add too many images and distract you from your reading.
But Google Buzz is different. I just didn’t like it that much. I understand it’s usefulness and future potential, I agree they have taken care of usability in many ways, but I still feel that they just didn’t deliver the subtle product. Buzz hurts my eyes. It distracts me. It’s not helping me, rather it’s hurting me. So finally I disabled it.
