Instead of shutting down, can't you hand it off to someone? Please!
Just to be sure, you know search isn't going away right? Its now integrated in. I'm not sure an external search is currently needed.
Just to be sure, you know search isn't going away right? Its now integrated in. I'm not sure an external search is currently needed.
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with search in the footer, but it defies 15 years of convention and thus takes a big hit to discoverability.