Separately, GigaOm’s Liz Gannes said Google Instant behaved like a mobile app, which is often a trimmed-down and personalized version of a web app.
Instant for mobile is due to launch in this quarter but the app, which requires constant communication with Google’s servers to autocomplete results, may be too demanding for 3G networks, Gannes suggested.
“When Google launches Instant on mobile and in the browser we’ll get a better idea of its potential impact,” she wrote.
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