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Ever wonder about Google’s fondness for “beta” releases? Well, they’ve been at it since the beginning.
Google’s first ever incarnation was–you guessed it right–as “Google Beta.” Do check out the archives.org cache of the Google homepage, circa December 1998.

It’s not a pretty sight.
Who would’ve known that this little-regarded startup would be one of the world’s most sought-after tech companies less than a decade after?
Google News out of beta
Google SMS out of Labs, into Beta
Google Desktop Out of Beta
Google releases Google Sites for the public
Google Buys YouTube for $1.65B
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2 Responses for "Google Beta"
March 28th, 2006 at 3:41 am
1That’s a later version.
March 28th, 2006 at 5:16 am
2You’re right. I remember Yahoo! used to license Google’s search technology, but this is the earliest Google look I do remember. Do you have any screenshots?
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