Google dogfooded Wave before releasing it publicly.

My question stands.

> It turned out not to really fit anywhere, but that's the kind of thing you learn by letting people try the product, no?

Google let people try it before releasing it publicly.

I still don't see why Google shouldn't have released it. I already pointed out that Wave's problem was that it never found its place, despite a solid implementation, which is just the sort of issue that makes itself clear after being released to the public.