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It requires google account, has tracking and isn't open-source. I'd say it is no go

Add to that the likelihood that Google will just randomly cancel the product one day. Why invest time in this Google product?

It's been around forever, but your concern is real. Who's to say an OSS project won't get archived, or removed from the internet? Why invest time into anything when it will all be replaced eventually?

edit: Looks like this OSS project was launched and cancelled in a single day.

> Looks like this OSS project was launched and cancelled in a single day.

Touché :-)

However the idea of a federated search is some measure of protection against that. If it ever happens.

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