Gmail’sofficially entering its bid tween yr today , and after a X with the cyberspace ’s preferred electronic mail service , we can barely even think our lives without it . But then , that ’s why we have the cyberspace — to commend for us .
Google take a passably doubtful Clarence Shepard Day Jr. to announce the parentage of Gmail ( April 1 , 2004 ) , so news outlets were understandably questioning . But looking back with wizened eyes , their disinclination is n’t anywhere near as entertaining as the thought of Yahoo being a legitimate competitor to Gmail . So on this sidereal day of fools , let ’s look back at the kickoff of what would soon become the NSA ’s soused e - dreaming — the largest store of personal data anywhere .
CNN Money :
However , Google ’s one G of storage title led to some meditation about the Gmail announcement being a put-on since it use up place on April Fool ’s Day . Google has pull up April Fool ’s joke on the tech community before , including jokes about pigeons being the drive force behind Google ’s search applied science and that Google was looking to start a fresh research center on the Sun Myung Moon .
In addition , the pressure firing about Gmail was reasonably goofy , include lines such as “ gazillion of M&Ms by and by , Gmail was bear . ” For a look at the full press release , clickhere .
USA Today :
“ It is April Fool ’s Clarence Day . We were having fun with this proclamation . We are very serious about Gmail , ” Rosenberg said in an interview .
Still , the Web was seethe with speculation .
“ It ’s going to go down in history as one of the biggest pranks ever pulled , ” wrote one subject matter post horse at Slashdot.org , which placard itself as a news supplier for nerds .
That view was countered by others who mention the relatively abject cost of memory board and Google ’s registration of Gmail.com .
Blogoscoped :
For those who just could n’t believe there would ever be a 1 GB free electronic mail account ( delete your Hotmail subscription , folks ) , there ’s an official affirmation regardingGmail .
Now what is left to discuss about ? Of course : wether it ’s pronouncedgee - post or gmail . Or why Butler Jeeves ofAsk.comis half - naked today … ( “ Having Jeeves take off a few layer ameliorate the page functioning and besides , no one at an Internet troupe assume a suit anyway . ” ) Most of all , it ’s time to sayFarewell to Hotmail .
The Motley Fool :
It feels like April Fool ’s mean solar day at Google . Like , really .
Last dark , the search engine say it ’s kicking its private-enterprise posture up a nick , announcing it will test gratuitous email . Scratch that — Gmail . The tale , which has since been wide covered by news agency including The Wall Street Journal and TheNew York Times , broke before midnight last night — but , family , it is April 1 , a Clarence Day of merriment ( and examination ) .
Web Pro News :
In what could be an elaborate hoax , Google has herald they are launchingGMail , a free email help . blow a storage amount of 1 gibibyte per user , Google ’s end is to give enough storage so that users wo n’t have to dispose of any email .
This proclamation came hours before April 1 , 2004 ( April Fools Day in the USA ) . The search railway locomotive giant , bonk for premature joke ( hereandhere ) , could be set to offer one of the largest storehouse facilities for email , ever . Or they could just be pull the wool over our eye .
Slashdot :
well i m all for peace love and happiness , but i serisouly have no hint how that could remain profitable , unless of course that 1 gig is distance on your own gruelling parkway
Erik ’s Weblog 2.0 :
Until about 30 minutes ago , I though thatGmailwas one of the sound April ’s fool ever . I was actually somewhat disappointed when I pick up an invitation for the service .
I tried it . It was quite unimpressive . There ’s really nothing there I have n’t seen before .
Web Developer ’s Notes :
Corante ’s Copyfight :
I ’m a bit skeptical aboutGoogle‘s purported raw 1GByte free electronic mail service that brings the power of Google to your electronic mail ( “ Gmail “ ) . If it is a laugh , it is brightly done with the knowing or unknowing assistance of theNew York Times(reg . req . ) among others ( Google to turn over Out E - Mail Service ) . If it is a dupery , Google has even put out a diversionary April Fools message : Google Copernicus Center is hiring .
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