Were grateful to all the people who have been using Wave and the partners and developers who have built on and improved the technology with us.

We look forward to sharing more information with you in the coming weeks.While Wave never really caught on among the mainstream, its hard to say if it wouldnt have eventually. Google likely hopes it still will, just as an added feature to other Google products in the future perhaps Gmail? Google Me?. While there seemed to be a general lack of Wave enthusiasm between its launch and the announcement of its winding down, there have been a great many comments expressing sadness over its pending demise. There has even been a Save Google Wave site set up. More Google Wave discussion here.