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Google Wave vs OpenWidget

A side-by-side look at Google Wave and OpenWidget. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Google Wave

Google Wave

Online Services

Google Wave was a web-based real-time communication and collaboration tool launched by Google in 2009. It aimed to combine email, instant messaging, wikis, and social networking into one integrated tool. However, it was shut down a year later due to lack of user adoption.

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OpenWidget

OpenWidget

Development

OpenWidget is an open-source and customizable widget toolkit for building cross-platform GUI applications. It supports modern UI frameworks and a plugin architecture for extensibility.

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