Google plans desktop search tool for Mac OS X

Mac OS X users will soon gain access to Google's desktop search tool.

Google Inc. plans to release a version of its desktop search tool for computers running on the Mac OS X operating system, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said on Friday. The announcement was made at the University of California-Los Angeles during a conference commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Internet.

Schmidt would not provide a timetable for a Mac version of Google Desktop, explaining that the software must be rebuilt from the ground up due to fundamental differences between the Mac OS and Windows.

"We intend to do it," Schmidt said.

Google released a Windows version of the desktop tool earlier this month, striving for an early lead in the personal information retrieval market.

Shares of Google closed at 190.64 on Friday after flirting with the $200 mark earlier in day trading.

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9 Comments

placebo

said about 19 years ago

Not really a spectacular thing, considering that Spotlight will be out in March.

kim kap sol

said about 19 years ago

While I and many others (I'm sure) appreciate the thought, I'd have to wonder "why?"...it *could* be useful for 10.3 and below users...then again, they could use the already powerful Quicksilver.

Somebody that installs a desktop search in 10.4 would be somewhat weird. Maybe there will be a PathFinder-type crowd that will lust over Google's solution over Apple's but, for the most part, I think people are going to stick with the native built-in Spotlight which will probably be more powerful and extensible.

But like I said...I guess the target market will be 10.2 and 10.3 users.

louzer

said about 19 years ago

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Forget the rest of this. People complain that Apple's overprived at $50. What about Google? All they have is a lot of free services, ad services, and lots of word of mouth. If there's a company that's way overpriced these days, google is it.