Google today

willhub · 10 Jun 2010 at 12:50

Click the magical button to change it then.

lcg · 10 Jun 2010 at 12:51

C.P said:
Mine makes me want to throw up

Yeah, that's the background I have. Do other people have different backgrounds?

Emlyn_Dewar · 10 Jun 2010 at 13:54

Had just been discussing this morning why I'd always use Google.
No nonsense, "clean" search engine.

Sigh.

G-MAN2004 · 10 Jun 2010 at 14:21

As long as they keep an option to have the original, then it's fine. I'm liking it so far though.

Eddie · 10 Jun 2010 at 15:12

I have to say Google have done a couple of things lately that are making me want another search engine.

This image thing is rather pointless and looks ugly imo, especially as it stutters as it fades in, it just looks ****!

Boscher · 10 Jun 2010 at 15:13

http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en

works for an original google link for you.

Regards

Trifid · 10 Jun 2010 at 15:57

Adblock background folder and forbid google in no script. Win.

Marky · 10 Jun 2010 at 16:43

I hate it

Nick1881 · 10 Jun 2010 at 16:53

I wish Google was just normal with a white background and no buttons fading in, it used to be much quicker.

Dewotter · 10 Jun 2010 at 16:57

It's something I like about Bing but Google have done this completetly wrong.

On Bing the image is not fullscreen and always looks less garish than what Google have done.

Also, it is incredibly laggy, that fade effect is just a no go for me.

Some of the pictures shown above have readibility levels of websites in the 90's.

Good it's only for one aday then.

SuperCrofty · 10 Jun 2010 at 17:25

Begbie · 10 Jun 2010 at 17:37

Biohazard said:
if they keep this up i'll stop using it.

I only ever used google because of the simplicity of the look of it.

But how will you search for things? :confused:

Amp34 · 10 Jun 2010 at 19:50

Why not just click the "Remove background image" button?

Or do some of you not have an option of whether to have it and what to pick? :confused:

Either way I like it (although I rarely use the homepage, I just search using the address bar...), something I really like with Bing (not that I use it...). Just a shame it takes so long to "load" up.

LizardKing · 10 Jun 2010 at 19:59

I like it

jpg compression makes that look a bit guff though.

I also like how it follows you as long as your logged in.

peterattheboro · 10 Jun 2010 at 20:18

Has it finally gone???

lcg · 10 Jun 2010 at 20:32

peterattheboro said:
Has it finally gone???

Yes, they received complaints and consequently removed it.

A quick search of Twitter earlier today showed that the majority of people disliked the change and preferred the classic Google. Many were unhappy about being forced to see a custom background instead of opting in for the feature. Mayer commented on the removal of default search backgrounds, "there was supposed to be a link explaining what was going on (one day, etc.), due to a bug it wasn't showing." Both Mayer and Google acted quickly to the mounting criticism and axed the change.

Amp34 · 10 Jun 2010 at 20:40

Still works for me!

lcg · 10 Jun 2010 at 20:49

Amp34 said:
Still works for me!

The custom backgrounds feature is still present, but if you haven't set a background then you get the default Google interface.

Amp34 · 10 Jun 2010 at 20:55

So nothing has changed then? :confused:

Or do you not get the option to get a cutom background any more if you haven't already chosen?