Google Earth’s downloads halted

As we mentioned the other day, Google recently released their Google Earth program, a 3D Earth simulation. The program in some instances, allows you to get so close to some cities, that you can see cars and people. Though it just came out, it’s already one of my favorite software releases of the year. Well, since the launch, they have halted the downloads temporarily.

Thanks for your interest in Google Earth, but we’re sorry we can’t offer you a download right now. As you know, Google Earth is in beta, and we’re still building out our ability to take on new users. We’re making good progress, and expect to be able to accept new downloads shortly, so we recommend you check back daily at earth.google.com. We hope to be able to welcome you and other new planet surfers soon.

So don’t fret, it will be back online. Chances are, if it becomes really popular, it will slow the servers down to the point of it not being such a fun program to use. But we’ll see.