Amen. I am also dreading the demise of igoogle. For what it's worth, netvibes seems to be similar enough. I'm running both in separate tabs, just to try to wean myself off igoogle. It's not working though. I still go back to the igoogle tab because it feels like home.

Sorry, I meant to do that earlier. It's from the song Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjKF7aQthcQ

Brilliant reference. I'm afraid that most people will miss the connection though.

I believe that this is simply the Darwin theory at work in the world of computer users. Why should we fret? I, for one, welcome the extinction of those not smart enough to protect themselves.

It's like a helmet law. "Which is even stupider, the idea behind the helmet law being to preserve a brain whose judgment is so poor, it does not even try to avoid the cracking of the head it's in." to quote Jerry Seinfeld.

What the hell is this supposed to mean? From TFA:

"It is a complete virtual impossibility that damage can occur," he said.

Yeah, I want THAT guy in charge of the robotic parking system. Ugh...