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Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service (www.itpro.com)

submitted 9 months ago by L4s to c/technology

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Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service::Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there's no need to panic

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Killing Gmail would be like killing search or youtube, they would NOT dare.

[–] Dozzi92 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'd drop Fi, Pixle, and use of Google in a second. Gmail is the backbone of everything Google is. Had it since day 1 and will have it until it disappears, and then I will disappear into the woods forever.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I don't know if it's still there but a couple years ago poking around in gmail settings I was able to find that there was still a section for inviting new users to the gmail beta. I had 97/100 invites remaining. Been like that for almost 20 years now which is crazy.

[–] Dozzi92 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ha, wish I could find that. I remember inviting people left and right at first, felt like opening a new world. Chain mails that you scrolled we're still a thing, so email needed an upgrade from the hotmails and yahoos.

[–] SkippingRelax 2 points 9 months ago

And they were giving you something like 1gb of space for free. At the time unwashed working for a big international company and employees quota for emails was something like 50mb!

I wish there were still players like Google was 20 years ago instead these days all we get ate short videos and same day delivery (oh and llms that create funny images with weird fingers)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Oh well, it doesn't feel like Google Search is going that well. Searching on Google now feels like shit.

[–] fne8w2ah 2 points 9 months ago

Ain't nobody killing off the golden goose!