Google, You Dissappoint Me

I've been reading lots of websites and blogs lately about Google's lack of support for Linux. As far as search goes, nothing beats Google. But, they haven't ported any of their applications to any other OS than Windows (with the sole exception being Gmail notifier for OS X). GMail Notifier, Desktop/Desktop 2, Pisca, Hello, Web Accelerator, Google Earth, and Google Talk (although I do approve on their use of Jabber) are all avaliable for Windows, but none are for Linux. I would really love to have Google Earth and Google desktop on Linux, and possibly Pisca. But this isn't going to happen. Not anytime soon.

And get this - there's a rumor that Yahoo will be porting their Desktop to Linux. Let me say this again - Yahoo. Launch doesn't even support FireFox, and they may be releasing their Desktop search for Linux. Unbelievable.

Maybe we're getting through to Google - Here's a letter from Google:

Dated October 26, 2005 DiBona is familiar with these complaints, and indicated that they are usually made by users dissatisfied by the lack of applications like Picasa, Earth, or Desktop being available for the Linux platform. DiBona emphasized that all of Google’s software are undergoing ports, so ultimately these tools will be ready for Linux, too.

We'll see how long "soon" is.