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Will Google launch an Internet Browser this year?
This question was created after the cartoons emerged and before the official blog post from Google saying launch is Tue 2nd Sep (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html). It is settled as Yes with predictions made after the blog post (2:10 PDT) being voided.
Background:
As reported at Google Blogoscoped; http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-09-01-n47.html
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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| No |
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- Activity: H$65,009 |
- Predictions: 27 |
Comments: 2
Suspend date: Wed 31st Dec 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 2nd Sep 2008 12:31am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 1st Sep 2008 1:10pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%
Action history:
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: Google announced they are launching a browser, on their blog today, 9/01/2008 at 02:10:00 PM PDT.
I don't know if there are earlier announcements.
<http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html>
What I DO know is that there are MANY, significant late predictions on this market, that need to be voided. (market suspended)
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: This question was created after the cartoons emerged and before the official blog post from Google saying launch is Tue 2nd Sep (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html). It is settled as Yes with predictions made after the blog post (2:10 PDT) being voided. 
Suspend date: Wed 31st Dec 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 2nd Sep 2008 12:31am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 1st Sep 2008 1:10pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details 
Get widget!Predictions (27)
msanderson
infernalmachine
predicted Yes (H$10,000 at 87%)
bananaman22
predicted Yes (H$20 at 84%)
skipper
predicted No (H$100 at 16%)
predicted No (H$20 at 15%)Comments (2)
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