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Google, We Are Not Feeling Lucky

Or Playful, or Doodley, or Hungry. Isn't it high time Google killed the 'I'm feeling Lucky' button leaving just one button called 'Search' on their homepage?

PG mentioned in a recent talk that he is really scared of Google's homepage these days - so much Javascript you never know what's going to happen next. "I feel like I am being A/B tested on" is what he said.

Google, here is a starting point to address such concerns. We are not feeling lucky. Just take that button away.

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