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Stuart · 06-05-2005, 10:08

Well, with that, the amount of disk space/download bandwidth the web accelerator uses and the pitiful amount of time it has saved (I've been using it for 8 hours so far, it's saved an amazing 2.7 minutes), I'm going to uninstall it..

TBH, it seems to be something extra to go wrong (which is usually bad - look at the proxy horror stories on here for proof of that), insignificant speed increase (sorry, 2.7 minutes saved over eight hours is pathetic) and security risks, it's not worth the potential problems. That, combined with the fact that Google are offering something, apparently for free, that if it operates as described is going to cost an awful lot of money to maintain. Makes me wonder what they will actually do with the information the gather, and how they are going to make their money back.

06-05-2005, 10:08	#38
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Google Web Accelerator Well, with that, the amount of disk space/download bandwidth the web accelerator uses and the pitiful amount of time it has saved (I've been using it for 8 hours so far, it's saved an amazing 2.7 minutes), I'm going to uninstall it.. TBH, it seems to be something extra to go wrong (which is usually bad - look at the proxy horror stories on here for proof of that), insignificant speed increase (sorry, 2.7 minutes saved over eight hours is pathetic) and security risks, it's not worth the potential problems. That, combined with the fact that Google are offering something, apparently for free, that if it operates as described is going to cost an awful lot of money to maintain. Makes me wonder what they will actually do with the information the gather, and how they are going to make their money back.