Google Video to be axed, come April 29

[NewsBytes]

 
Google Video, the video hosting website which was a former rival of YouTube (before being bought over by Google), will stop hosting videos from April 29 this year. Google had stopped users from uploading new content of Google Videos since May 2009.
In a mail sent out to users who have uploaded content on the site, Google has asked them to download their content or move it over to YouTube.
Here is a copy of the letter being cirulated by Google:

 
Dear Google Video User,
Later this month...

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[Vyom]

Thanks for the update.
I always wondered why Google has this service called, Google Videos, when Youtube was an integral part of Google!

 

[Rahim]

Google Videos was great for lengthy videos and used to buffer nicely,

 

[DigitalDude]

Google Videos was great for lengthy videos and used to buffer nicely,

exactly... now atleast google should transfer all google videos to youtube


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[sygeek]

Atlast they did realize that we don't give a damn for "Google Videos". Same goes for "I am feeling lucky" button, they should have removed it. Unfortunately "we" didn't want it to be removed (but still nobody uses it).

 

[thetechfreak]

Good Google will save $$ in hosting of G.Videos and will hopefully spend the same in improvement of YouTube